Marathon Petroleum Executives Did Not Violate ERISA in Allowing Investment in Company Stock in 401(k) Plan

In Yates v. Nichols, No. 3:17-cv-01389-JGC 2017 (N.D. Ohio, order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss December 18, 2017), a court ruled that fiduciaries of Marathon’s 401(k) plan did not breach their fiduciary duties by allowing employees to invest in company stock in the company’s 401(k) plan.