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Category Archives: Class Action

September 06

Class Action, ERISA

Universal Decision Paves Way for Future ERISA Class Actions

On June 30, 2022, the Honorable Edward G. Smith of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania certified a class of over 63,000 former employees and retirees of B. Braun Medical Inc. (the “Company”) in a class action lawsuit brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The decision follows the Third Circuit’s recent ruling in Boley v. Universal Health Systems. ERISA is…

August 29

Class Action, ERISA

Employees Sue Microsoft for Investing in Inferior 401(k) Funds

On August 2, 2022, Justin Beldock, Gordon Broward, and Shaadi Nezami (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint on behalf of themselves and similarly situated class members against their former employer, Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”), in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Microsoft is the plan sponsor for the Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan (“the Plan”). As of December 31, 2020, the Plan had over 135,000 participants…

August 22

Class Action, ERISA

Rush University Medical Center Shells Out $2.95M in ERISA Settlement

On June 27, 2022, counsel for the proposed class and counsel for Defendants Rush University Medical Center (“RUMC”), the Board of Trustees of Rush University Medical Center, the Rush University Medical Center Investment Committee, and the Rush University Medical Center Administrative Committee (collectively, “Defendants”) jointly filed a status report notifying the court that they reached a settlement in their 401(k) plan mismanagement litigation. According to the settlement agreement, RUMC will…

August 11

Class Action, ERISA

Eversource Judge Denies Motion for Summary Judgment

On July 29, 2022, the Honorable Janet C. Hall, a district judge in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, denied Defendants’ multipronged motion for summary judgment in its entirety. This denial comes shortly after the Court granted Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in May. In moving for summary judgment, Defendants sought to establish that they were entitled to judgment as a matter of law because the…

August 10

Class Action, Misclassification

Amazon Flex Drivers Denied Class Action Status Again

On July 8, 2022, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington denied a motion for class certification (“Motion”) filed by Amazon Flex Drivers (the “Drivers” or “Plaintiffs”) in a misclassification suit against Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon Logistics, Inc. (collectively, “Amazon” or “Defendants”). In the Motion, filed on June 30, 2022, the Drivers argued that they meet all the requirements for class certification: numerosity, commonality, typicality, adequacy,…

August 02

Class Action, ERISA

Court Certifies 9,000-Member Class in ERISA Lawsuit Against IQVIA

On May 12, 2022, a District Judge in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina certified a class of over 9,000 members in a lawsuit against IQVIA Inc., the Board of Directors of IQVIA Holdings, Inc., and the Benefits Investment Committee (collectively, “IQVIA,” the “Company,” or “Defendants”). The Court defined the Class as all participants and beneficiaries in the IQVIA, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”)…

July 22

Employment, Class Action

Tesla Sued in Another Employment Discrimination Lawsuit

On June 30, 2022, another employment class action lawsuit was filed against Tesla, Inc., (“Tesla” or the “Company”) alleging that African American and Hispanic employees suffer discrimination at the Company’s Fremont factory. More specifically, the lawsuit claims that Tesla supervisors, managers, and Human Resources personnel engaged in daily harassment of African American and Hispanic employees, creating a toxic work environment. Plaintiffs are seeking civil penalties, monetary damages, and a legal…

July 12

ERISA, Class Action

Court Grants Class Certification in Eversource ERISA Lawsuit

On May 25, 2022, a District Judge for the District of Connecticut certified a class of over 11,000 current and former participants of the Eversource 401(k) Plan (“Plan”) in an ERISA lawsuit against Eversource Energy Services Company (“Eversource”), the Board of Directors of Eversource Energy Service Company, the Eversource Plan Administration Committee, and the Eversource Investment Management Committee (collectively, “Defendants”), alleging mismanagement of the Plan. Eversource is the plan sponsor…

June 28

Employment, Class Action

Google Pays $118 Million to Settle Class-Action Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

On June 10, 2022, Google LLC (“Google” or the “Company”) agreed to pay $118 million to settle a class action gender discrimination lawsuit filed by former employees in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. Originally filed in September 2017, the lawsuit advanced four California state law causes of action against Google based on alleged salary disparity, including an Equal Pay Act claim, a Labor Code claim, a…

June 27

ERISA, Class Action

Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration

On April 27, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration, holding that the Cintas Partners’ Plan (the “Plan”) had not consented to arbitration, and, therefore, there was no basis for the Plaintiffs’ claims to be arbitrated. Plaintiffs Raymond Hawkins and Robin Lung originally filed the action in…

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