Newtown, PA – June 7, 2023 – Edelson Lechtzin LLP, co-lead counsel for Plaintiffs, is pleased to announce that Chief Judge Brann of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has granted their motion for class certification. The class is defined...
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The 7th Circuit Revives 403(b) Participants’ ERISA Claims Against Northwestern University
On March 23, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued an opinion that revived certain breach of fiduciary claims brought by participants in the Northwestern University ERISA class action. A copy of the Court’s opinion in Hughes v. Nw. Univ., ---...
S.D.N.Y. Denies Estee Lauder Inc.’s Motion to Stay ERISA Class Action
On August 22, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an order denying a Motion to Stay All Proceedings filed by Defendants Estee Lauder Inc., the Board of Directors of Estee Lauder, and the Estee Lauder Inc. Fiduciary...
Washington University Employees Seek Class Certification In ERISA Lawsuit
June 23, 2021, St. Louis, Missouri – Current and former employees of Washington University in St. Louis have filed a Reply Brief in further support of their motion for class certification in their lawsuit against their fiduciaries of University’s 403(b) retirement...
Estee Lauder Must Face Class Action Alleging Financial Imprudence in Management of Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan
June 8, 2021, New York, NY – U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman rejected a motion to dismiss an ERISA class action lawsuit pursued by five current and former employees of Estee Lauder Inc. Plaintiffs argue that they fell victim to unreasonably high fees associated with...
Edelson Lechtzin LLP Appointed To Chair Executive Committee In American Red Cross ERISA Class Action
Washington, D.C., April 16, 2021 – National class action law firm Edelson Lechtzin LLP, has been appointed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Circuit to serve as Chair of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the consolidated ERISA class action...