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Cates et al v. The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York et al
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August 16, 2021
Columbia Workers' Counsel Wants $4.3M For ERISA Deal
A class of Columbia University workers and retirees asked a New York federal court for $4.3 million in attorney fees after reaching a $13 million settlement resolving claims that the university saddled their retirement plans with exorbitant fees and bad investments.
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May 24, 2021
Columbia Workers Ask Court To OK $13M ERISA Settlement
Columbia University will pay $13 million to become the 11th school to settle ERISA litigation over its retirement plans' investments and fees, agreeing to shell out a slightly above-average amount of money for this type of suit to end the case on the verge of a trial.
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April 07, 2021
Columbia Avoids Trial By Settling ERISA Class Action
Columbia University told a New York federal court Wednesday that it had reached a settlement with a class of workers who alleged the school saddled their retirement plans with exorbitant fees and bad investments, staving off a trial slated to start next week.
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April 02, 2021
Columbia Witnesses' Vax Status Not Needed For ERISA Trial
A Manhattan federal judge won't force Columbia University to reveal its witnesses' vaccination status ahead of an in-person trial over retirement plan claims, but said Thursday the pandemic alone doesn't warrant remote testimony.
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May 05, 2020
Columbia Workers Deny Using Pandemic To Glean Advantage
Columbia University workers are fighting the school's characterization of their request for pretrial paperwork deadlines in an ERISA class action as an attempt to gain an advantage in the litigation while university officials are busy handling Columbia's coronavirus response.
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March 31, 2020
Columbia Univ. Can't Close The Book On ERISA Class Action
A New York federal judge has given Columbia University workers a green light to move ahead with a class action accusing the school of mismanaging their retirement savings, saying there were too many factual disputes to justify tossing the suit without going to trial.
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February 13, 2020
Columbia U. Keeps Fighting To Ax Retirement Plan Class Suit
Columbia University has urged a New York federal court to spike a class action challenging its retirement plan's fees and investments, arguing a magistrate judge was wrong to recommend that the case should move forward to a trial.
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January 23, 2020
Columbia U. Workers Fight To Keep ERISA Class Action Alive
A class of Columbia University workers has urged a New York federal court to adopt a judge's recommendation that their ERISA suit move forward to trial, arguing there was a "myriad of evidence" that the school botched its management of their retirement plans.
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October 25, 2019
Columbia U. Should Face ERISA Class Action, Judge Says
An ERISA class action accusing Columbia University of mismanaging two retirement plans should proceed to trial, a New York federal magistrate judge recommended Friday, saying there are too many factual disputes between the school and the workers behind the suit to justify handing Columbia an early win.
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October 11, 2019
Court Skeptical Of Columbia's Bid To End ERISA Suit
A New York federal magistrate judge appeared unpersuaded by Columbia University's attempts to bring an early end to a class action challenging its retirement plan's fees and investments, saying during a hearing Friday that he sees factual disputes in the case that can't be resolved without a trial.