October 06, 2017
Nurses with New Jersey's St. Joseph's Healthcare System won preliminary court approval for a $42 million settlement of claims that the system underfunded their pension plan — a deal that was reached after the U.S. Supreme Court said church-affiliated entities are exempt from the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
August 04, 2017
Counsel for former nurses called on a New Jersey federal court Thursday to approve a more than $40 million settlement in a putative consolidated class action alleging St. Joseph's Healthcare System violated the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act, saying a related high court ruling dealt a blow to their case.
June 08, 2017
St. Joseph's Healthcare System has reached a tentative settlement with nurses in a putative consolidated class action alleging the medical center violated the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act by underfunding an employee pension plan by at least $183 million, according to documents filed in New Jersey federal court Thursday.
March 14, 2017
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC and Keller Rohrback LLP topped two other law firms Monday in their competing bids in New Jersey federal court to lead a putative consolidated class action alleging St. Joseph’s Healthcare System Inc. is violating the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act by underfunding an employee pension plan.
January 20, 2017
Two law firms on Thursday continued their push to be appointed co-lead counsel in a putative class action accusing New Jersey's St. Joseph's Healthcare System of ERISA violations, telling a federal judge that four other courts have deemed them worthy of the role in similar suits.
August 29, 2016
Two sets of law firms filed competing motions Friday urging a New Jersey federal court to appoint them as interim co-lead class counsel in a putative class action alleging St. Joseph's Healthcare System Inc. is violating the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act by underfunding an employee pension plan.