How Not to Get Sued: Lessons from ERISA Expert Witness Eric Dyson

How Not to Get Sued: Lessons from ERISA Expert Witness Eric Dyson

February 23, 2026 · 26 min · Season 7 · Episode 132

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Eric Dyson discusses how plan sponsors and advisors can reduce fiduciary risk and prepare for DOL audits.

Eric Dyson, Executive Director of 90 North Consulting and one of the retirement industry’s more active ERISA expert witnesses, joins the 401(k) Specialist Podcast for a practical conversation on how plan sponsors and advisors can reduce fiduciary risk—and be better prepared if the Department of Labor comes calling. Drawing on his experience testifying in more than a dozen ERISA cases, Dyson shares the most common mistakes he sees in litigation and investigations, why a DOL audit may be a bigg...

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