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Home Depot won at district court and on appeal in Pizarro case

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Published court decisions from the district court and the court of appeals show rulings in favor of Home Depot in the Pizarro litigation.

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The Department of Labor said plaintiffs in Pizarro v. Home Depot withdrew their petition for Supreme Court review, effectively ending the case after Home Depot won in lower courts. The department had filed an amicus brief urging the Court to reject the plaintiffs' legal theory and argued that ERISA does not create a special burden-shifting rule for loss causation. DOL officials framed the withdrawal as a win for legal clarity, saying broader liability would encourage meritless litigation and raise costs for plan sponsors.
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Court records show that in September 2022 the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted summary judgment in favor of Home Depot in the Pizarro ERISA class action, disposing of all claims against the company. In August 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed that judgment, explicitly upholding the district court’s summary judgment order for Home Depot. A 2026 case summary notes that Home Depot’s fiduciaries "won a summary judgment ruling" in district court and that the Eleventh Circuit "backed the district court" on appeal. Therefore, the statement that Home Depot prevailed at both the district court and court of appeals levels in the Pizarro class-action litigation is accurate because both courts ruled in Home Depot’s favor.

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  1. Update · Jan 10, 2026, 05:40 AMTrue
    Court records show that in September 2022 the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted summary judgment in favor of Home Depot in the Pizarro ERISA class action, disposing of all claims against the company. In August 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed that judgment, explicitly upholding the district court’s summary judgment order for Home Depot. A 2026 case summary notes that Home Depot’s fiduciaries "won a summary judgment ruling" in district court and that the Eleventh Circuit "backed the district court" on appeal. Therefore, the statement that Home Depot prevailed at both the district court and court of appeals levels in the Pizarro class-action litigation is accurate because both courts ruled in Home Depot’s favor.
  2. Original article · Jan 09, 2026
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