BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Jan. 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC today announced that it has commenced an investigation on behalf of participants and beneficiaries of American Express Inc. ("AMEX" or the "Company") (NYSE:AXP) Savings and Investment Plan (the "Plan") for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") in relation to the handling of investments in the Plan by certain administrators and fiduciaries.
If you are a Plan participant and hold shares of AMEX common stock in your retirement benefit plan and want to discuss your legal rights, you may e-mail or call the law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC who will, without obligation or cost to you, attempt to answer your questions. You may contact Evan J. Smith, Esquire or Marc Ackerman, Esquire at Brodsky & Smith, LLC, Two Bala Plaza, Suite 602, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, by e-mail at clients@brodsky-smith.com or by calling toll free 877-LEGAL-90.