24-1880·CLASS ACTION

Peter Trauernicht v. Genworth Financial Inc.

Vacated

Status

Scheduled
Argued
Opinion Issued (current)

Question Presented

Whether district court properly granted class certification under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(1) on ERISA claims related to defined-contribution retirement plan.

Argument Date

October 21, 2025

Argument Time

9:30 a.m.

Panel

Courtroom

Gold Courtroom (Room 348)

Lower Court Judge

Payne

Panel

Judge Niemeyer

Judge Agee

Judge Richardson

Citation

CasePeter Trauernicht v. Genworth Financial Inc., No. 24-1880 (4th Cir. Mar. 10, 2026)

PanelNiemeyer, Agee & Richardson, JJ.

Arguing Counsel

Eugene Scalia

per CA4 audio archive

James Miller

per CA4 audio archive

Panel That Day

3 of 3 cases argued October 21, 2025 before this panel have been decided.

Decided

24-1880· This case

Peter Trauernicht v. Genworth Financial Inc.

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Niemeyer

24-2026

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Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Richardson

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Melanie Hood-Wilson v. Board of Trustees, Community College of Baltimore

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Agee

Opinions

Majority
by Niemeyer
March 10, 2026
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Disposition

Court: reversed and vacated
Normalized: Vacated

March 10, 2026