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  1. July 20, 2020

    American Airlines, Retirees Lay Down Swords In Benefits Suit

    A group of American Airlines pensioners have abandoned their Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit claiming the airline's use of an outdated mortality table shortchanges them on benefits.

  2. June 23, 2020

    AA Retirees Want Another Try At ERISA Class Certification

    A group of American Airlines retirees wants a Texas federal judge to give them another shot at class certification in their suit claiming the company shorted their benefits by using outdated mortality tables, arguing a narrower class definition would do the trick.

  3. May 11, 2020

    AA, Retirees Must Clarify Benefits Calculations In ERISA Suit

    A Texas federal judge has ordered American Airlines retirees to show how the Employee Retirement Income Security Act allows for two different benefits calculation methods in a single pension plan, saying he needs more information to rule on their bid for class certification.

  4. January 21, 2020

    Retiree Conflict Dooms Mortality Table Class, American Says

    A proposed class action seeking to represent thousands of American Airlines retirees who say the airline's use of outdated mortality tables means they're losing benefits shouldn't be certified since some pensioners would suffer a financial hit if the plaintiffs prevail, American told a Texas federal judge.

  5. January 01, 2020

    ERISA Cases To Watch In 2020: All Eyes On The High Court

    2020 is shaping up to be a banner year for benefits law, with three ERISA cases on the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket and a number of other high-profile lawsuits circulating through the appellate courts. Here, Law360 looks at what the coming year may hold for benefits attorneys. 

  6. December 03, 2019

    American Airlines Pensioners Want Class Cert. In ERISA Row

    American Airlines pensioners have asked a Texas federal judge to certify a proposed class of thousands of members in their suit accusing the airline of shorting them on retirement benefits by using an outdated mortality table in violation of ERISA.

  7. August 08, 2019

    American Airlines Can't Escape Suit Over 1984 Mortality Table

    American Airlines must face a proposed class action accusing it of shorting pensioners by using an outdated mortality table to calculate their benefits in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, a Texas federal judge has ruled.