An Expert Q&A with John Houston Pope of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., on the implications for employers of the US Supreme Court's ruling in Montanile v. Board of Trustees of the National Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan, 136 S.Ct. 651 (2016). In Montanile, the Court held that an employee benefit plan could not recover, through a suit under ERISA Section 502(a)(3), reimbursement from a participant who obtains a settlement fund from a third party but spends the whole settlement on nontraceable items, such as food.

John's practice focuses on litigation, as well as counseling clients on lowering litigation risks and exposures. He regularly represents clients before federal courts, state courts, and administrative agencies. John's experience includes defending plan sponsors and fiduciaries in claims brought under ERISA, representing management in all aspects of employment-related matters, and litigating compensation issues.