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December 16, 2022
The 7 Biggest Benefits Rulings Of 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court gave states a green light to ban abortion and revived retirees' lawsuit against Northwestern University in two marquee decisions from a busy year in federal benefits litigation. Here, Law360 looks at these and other rulings from 2022 that employers and retirement plan administrators should take note of.
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June 25, 2018
Northwestern Workers Tell Court It Got ERISA Ruling Wrong
A group of current and former Northwestern University workers have urged an Illinois federal judge to rethink his dismissal of their proposed Employee Retirement Income Security Act class action accusing the school of mismanaging their retirement savings, arguing that the court misunderstood their claims and ran afoul of legal precedent.
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May 25, 2018
Northwestern Beats 'Paternalistic' ERISA Class Action
An Illinois federal judge dismissed a proposed class action Friday that accused Northwestern University of botching its handling of workers' retirement savings, making the case the second in a recent wave of Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuits against prestigious universities to be thrown out.
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May 08, 2018
Northwestern Fights Workers' Bid To Add To Pension Suit
Northwestern University asked an Illinois federal judge on Monday to torpedo its workers' attempt to add claims to their suit accusing the school of mismanaging its retirement plan, calling the workers' contention that they just learned of additional wrongdoing "demonstrably false."
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April 25, 2018
Northwestern U Employees Can't Get Jury Trial In ERISA Row
An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday told a group of Northwestern University retirement plan participants that they aren't eligible for a jury trial in their putative class action accusing Northwestern of breaching its fiduciary duty to savers, citing Seventh Circuit precedent.