It is for good reason that ERISA requires fiduciaries to be costconscious: Expenses, such as management or administrative fees, can sometimes. In this post, we discuss the ERISA claim process, appealing your ERISA claim, filing an ERISA complaint, when to hire an attorney, and more.You may submit your complaint online or visit a Department of Labor office to submit a complaint in person. Plaintiff brings this action for monetary and equitable relief pursuant to §§. Mark DeBofsky discusses new Developments in ERISA Civil Procedure and offers prediction as to the future course of ERISA litigation. Please type or print clearly the information below. Required fields are indicated in bold. This sixth edition discusses the wide range of issues that arise in litigation under ERISA. Section I addresses the Supreme Court's decisions defining ERISA's.