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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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Case overview

Case Number:

1:16-cv-06524

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

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

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

George B. Daniels

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  1. October 08, 2019

    Cornell Win Irrelevant To Columbia ERISA Case, Workers Say

    Columbia University workers accusing the school of violating federal benefits law by mismanaging its retirement plans urged a New York federal judge not to throw out their suit, saying a recent decision to trim a similar case against Cornell University isn't pertinent. 

  2. September 20, 2019

    Similarities To MIT 401(k) Case 'Superficial,' Ivies Insist

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's failed bid for an early exit from an Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit should not doom efforts by Cornell and Columbia to escape retirement plan mismanagement suits, the Ivy League schools told a New York federal court.

  3. July 02, 2019

    Columbia Univ. Workers Fight To Keep ERISA Suit Alive

    A class of roughly 24,000 current and former Columbia University workers hit back at the school's bid to exit a suit claiming it mishandled their retirement savings, saying their plans were saddled with high record-keeping fees and that the university knew the plans contained imprudent funds.

  4. April 01, 2019

    Columbia Fails To Boot Funds From ERISA Suit

    A New York federal magistrate judge on Monday refused to limit the number of investment funds that a class of Columbia University workers can include in their suit alleging the school mishandled their retirement investments.

  5. March 14, 2019

    2nd Circ. Says Columbia Can't Yet Appeal ERISA Class Cert.

    A Second Circuit panel shot down Columbia University's request to challenge class certification in a suit accusing it of mismanaging workers' retirement savings, signaling to the university that it must wait until a New York federal judge reaches his decision in the case to take up the decertification fight.

  6. November 16, 2018

    Columbia U. Workers Regain Class Cert. In ERISA Row

    A New York federal judge certified a class of current and former Columbia University workers in their Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit against the university on Thursday, moving the case forward from a dispute about whether a magistrate judge properly weighed in on class certification last week.

  7. November 14, 2018

    Columbia Workers Lose Class Status Amid Procedural Dispute

    A group of current and former Columbia University workers lost class certification in their Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit against the Ivy League school Tuesday after both parties challenged a New York federal magistrate judge's ability to certify the roughly 24,000-member class.

  8. November 08, 2018

    Columbia Retirement Plan Suit To Go Forward As Class Action

    A New York federal judge on Thursday certified a class of roughly 24,000 participants in two Columbia University retirement plans in a suit accusing the university of allowing the plans to pay excessive record-keeping fees and failing to remove bad investments from their lineups.

  9. October 19, 2018

    Columbia Execs Dodge Retirement Plan Management Suit

    Six current and former Columbia University executives escaped allegations they breached their fiduciary duties to the school's retirement plan Friday, when a New York federal judge signed off on the proposed class of participants' agreement to drop the claims.

  10. September 10, 2018

    Columbia Univ. Workers Move For Class Cert. In ERISA Row

    A group of Columbia University workers asked a New York federal judge to certify a class of about 24,000 participants in two university employee retirement plans, saying the workers should be allowed to collectively pursue claims that the school failed to properly oversee the management of their retirement savings.

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