Daniel B. WessonLaw ClerkProskauer Rose LLPWebsitewww.proskauer.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail212-969-3597 Professional Biography Daniel Wesson is a is a law clerk in the Labor Department and a member of the ERISA Litigation Group. More Legal and Business Bylines From Daniel B. Wesson District Court Holds Plan Cannot File Suit in Contravention of Trust Agreement - (Posted On Wednesday, June 12, 2024) In Split Ruling Second Circuit Declines to Compel Arbitration of ERISA Plan Claims - (Posted On Thursday, May 09, 2024) Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of 401(k) Fees Claims - (Posted On Wednesday, May 08, 2024) Seventh Circuit Holds Withdrawal Liability Cannot Be Based on Extra-Contractual Contributions - (Posted On Thursday, April 11, 2024) California District Court Denies Motion to Dismiss 401(k) Excessive Fee and Underperformance Claims - (Posted On Tuesday, February 27, 2024) District Court Breaks Trend and Allows Claims Challenging Prudence of BlackRock LifePath Index Target Date Funds to Proceed - (Posted On Friday, September 22, 2023) Tenth Circuit Adopts “Meaningful Benchmark” Pleading Standard in Dismissing Challenges to 401(k) Plan Fees - (Posted On Wednesday, September 13, 2023) Two District Courts Reach Conflicting Holdings Over Excessive Recordkeeping Fee Claims - (Posted On Friday, August 18, 2023) Dismissal Streak Continues in BlackRock Target Date Fund Litigation - (Posted On Thursday, May 04, 2023) Northwestern University’s Alternative Explanations Not Strong Enough To Defeat ERISA Excessive Fee Claims - (Posted On Tuesday, April 04, 2023) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis When Headless PAGAs Attack! by: Jonathan P. Slowik , Anthony J Oncidi Prescription Drugs: Executive Order Aims to Lower Prices by: Sheridan A. Organ , Kyle Y. Faget Health-e Law Episode 17: Navigating AI: Governance and Innovation at UCSD Health With Ron Skillens of UCSD Health [Podcast] by: Michael D. Orlando Supreme Court’s E.M.D. Sales v. Carrera Decision: A Victory for Employers Navigating FLSA Exemptions by: Austin M. Falcon China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases “Status of Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Chinese Courts (2024)” – Criminal IP Enforcement Up 24% in 2024 by: Aaron Wininger Taming the Tariffs: Employee Benefit Issues for Employers During Times of Economic Uncertainty – Group Employee Terminations by: Kathleen Dreyfus Bardunias , Leigh C. Riley Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming Enact Laws Defining Male and Female by: Maria Greco Danaher , Nonnie L. Shivers Federal Circuit: Machine Learning Patents Ineligible in Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox Corp. by: James J. DeCarlo , Samuel S. Stone Old North State Report – April 21, 2025 by: George M. Teague , Andrew Heath Spring Fever for Private Company Investors: Avoid Investing When Red Flags Are Discovered in the Company’s Garden by: Ladd Hirsch Eleventh Circuit Further Clarifies its “Reliable Indicia” Pleading Standard Under the False Claims Act by: Brad Robertson , Nicolas E. Briscoe Cannabis Day: Top 10 Weed Roundup of Budding Trends’ Trendiest Blog Posts of the Year 2025 by: Whitt Steineker , Slates C. Veazey Professional Services Exclusion Leaves Pharmacy’s Coverage Order Unfilled by: Geoffrey B. Fehling , Jae Lynn Huckaba Not So Fast: DOL Releases Annual Funding Notice Guidance Just Before the Distribution Due Date by: Tenechia D. Lockhart Federal Court Finds False Claims Act Penalty Unconstitutionally Excessive by: Kevin M. Coffey , Nicole K. Nielly Upcoming Events Apr 30 2025 Workplace Horizons 2025 Apr 23 2025 Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) Essentials: Compliance Strategies and Litigation Insights Apr 23 2025 Rooftop Reception at IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2025 Apr 24 2025 Latest Developments in Intellectual Property Enforcement and Procurement Print