The Court found that the state statute "binds ERISA plan administrators to a particular choice of rules for determining beneficiary status. We advise on ERISA, public pension, and trust law principles, as well as fiduciary duties under state and non-US law.This includes regularly advising clients regarding ERISA fiduciary duty provisions and the prohibited transaction rules of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. A "Clear" Guide to Swaps and to Avoiding Collateral Damage in the World of ERISA and Employee Benefit Plans (Part Four of Four). The court ruled that the defendant banks were not ERISA fiduciaries and did not engage in non-exempt "prohibited transactions. The court also ruled Clark could continue with her "improper grouping" claim. Attorney Thomas Clark – The Wagner Law Group.