"ERISA provides that an action 'may be brought in the district where the plan is administered, where the breach took place, or where a defendant resides or may be found.' ... [The court] determined that the word 'may,' as used in this context, could be read as either allowing a plaintiff to file suit in multiple districts or 'as providing a right to ERISA plaintiffs to file their action in the most suitable of these locations.' The court ... identified ERISA's public policy of providing plaintiffs 'ready access to the Federal courts' as a guide for determining the enforceability of the forum section clause.... [T]he court held that ... the most persuasive interpretation protects plaintiffs' option of bringing suit in a convenient forum and determined that the forum selection clause was unenforceable." [Harris v. BP Corp. North America Inc., No. 15-10299 (N.D. Ill. July 8, 2016)]  MORE >>