"The defendants' initial motion to dismiss for lack of Article III standing was denied. During the litigation U.S. Bank voluntarily contributed enough money to make the plan overfunded and again moved to dismiss. This time the district court dismissed the breach of fiduciary duty claims as moot because the plaintiffs lacked any concrete interest in relief.... By focusing on injury and harm to the plan, the Eighth Circuit addressed hallmark issues of constitutional standing in a decision that it said was based on statutory standing." [Thole v. U.S. Bank N.A., No. 16-1928 (8th Cir. Oct. 12, 2017; cert. pet. granted Jun. 28, 2019)]  MORE >>