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Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 31-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-856.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 31-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-856.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-856.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 31-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-856.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 31-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-856.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 11-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-856.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 49-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-856.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 49-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 11-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-856.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 11-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 25-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-856.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 25-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 39-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-856.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 39-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 49-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-856.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 49-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 15-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-856.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 15-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 35-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-856.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 35-37"}]}],"slug":"2007-06-856-james-larue-v-dewolff-boberg-associates-inc-et-al","term":"2007","title":"Can a participant sue for losses in their individual account under ERISA Section 502(a)(2)?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 35-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-856.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 35-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-856.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 45-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-856.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 45-15"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}