Osberg v. Foot Locker, Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:07-cv-01358

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: E.R.I.S.A.

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Analisa Torres

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Companies

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  1. June 08, 2018

    Foot Locker Pensioners' Attys Get $95M Fee In Class Action

    A New York federal judge on Friday granted a $95 million fee request from attorneys representing a class of 16,000 Foot Locker pensioners, while also confirming the class is entitled to $290 million in benefits following a successful challenge to a cut in their plan.

  2. April 30, 2015

    No Early Knockouts In Pension Action Against Foot Locker

    A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday refused to award summary judgment either to Foot Locker Inc. or to a class of employees who claim that the retailer cheated them out of retirement benefits by offering a confusing "wear-away" plan.

  3. April 10, 2015

    Foot Locker Employees Push For Pension Plan Changes

    A class of Foot Locker Inc. employees on Friday urged a New York federal judge to change the way the retailer describes its pension plan to workers, saying language the company currently uses fails to meet federal standards that require plans to be described in plain English.

  4. September 23, 2014

    Ex-Foot Locker Workers Win Class Cert. In Pension Plan Row

    A New York federal judge on Monday certified a class of former Foot Locker Inc. employees who are suing the retailer for allegedly hiding aspects of a pension plan change that resulted in an unexpected decrease in retirement benefits.

  5. August 12, 2014

    Foot Locker Says Pension Benefit Class Lacks Shared Motive

    Foot Locker Inc. urged a New York federal judge on Monday to deny class certification to a group of former employers who claim the retailer concealed a negative aspect of a pension plan option that resulted in lower-than-expected retirement benefits, arguing workers likely each had their own reasons for choosing that option.

  6. July 16, 2014

    Judge Asked To Revive Claim In Foot Locker Pension Row

    A putative class on Tuesday urged a New York federal judge to certify their claim that Foot Locker Inc. breached its fiduciary duty to employees when making changes to the retailers' pension plan, in addition to reinstating a claim the company concealed the changes in materials distributed to the employees.

  7. July 14, 2014

    Foot Locker Sanctioned For Destroying Docs In Pension Suit

    A New York federal judge hit Foot Locker Inc. with sanctions Monday in a putative class action over changes to its pension plan, saying the shoe retailer's destruction of as many as 141 boxes of evidence rose to the level of negligence and would need to be balanced out by an adverse jury instruction in the upcoming trial.

  8. December 07, 2012

    Foot Locker Beats ERISA Suit Over Retirement Plan Change

    A New York federal judge on Thursday threw out a proposed class action accusing Foot Locker Inc. of illegally changing its employee retirement plan, ruling that the allegations of wrongdoing relied on "leaps of faith."

  9. September 28, 2012

    Foot Locker Says Retirement Plan Complaints Too Late

    Foot Locker Inc. on Friday asked a New York federal judge to throw out a putative class action alleging it illegally changed its employee retirement plan, arguing that employees failed to complain about the 1996 amendment in time.

  10. September 13, 2012

    Foot Locker Accused Of Destroying Docs In ERISA Suit

    A former Foot Locker Inc. employee on Thursday asked a New York federal judge to sanction the retailer for starting to preserve documents related to his proposed Employee Retirement Income Security Act class action 3 1/2 years too late. 

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