February 09, 2021
An Illinois federal judge on Monday tossed out a former Abbott Laboratories employee's amended accusation that the company unlawfully allowed an identity thief to steal $245,000 from her retirement account, but gave her one more chance to replead her claims.
November 23, 2020
Abbott Laboratories argued Friday that a former employee's amended claims still aren't enough to hold it liable for allegedly allowing an identity thief to steal $245,000 from her retirement account and urged an Illinois federal judge to permanently toss her claims.
October 02, 2020
An Illinois federal judge on Friday let Abbott Laboratories off the hook in a former employee's suit alleging an imposter was allowed to steal $245,000 from her retirement account, but let her claims against the retirement plan record-keeper Alight Solutions LLC survive.
July 29, 2020
A former Abbott Laboratories employee has urged an Illinois federal judge not to toss her suit claiming an imposter was allowed to steal $245,000 from her retirement account, arguing the company and its retirement plan record-keeper are trying to dodge any responsibility.
July 01, 2020
Abbott Laboratories wants an Illinois federal judge to toss a former employee's suit claiming the company and its retirement plan record-keeper allowed an imposter to steal $245,000 from her retirement account, arguing that the pharmaceutical giant wasn't responsible for the theft.
May 22, 2020
A handful of recent lawsuits challenging retirement plan managers' lax cybersecurity policies and use of workers' data for marketing purposes could shed light on an area of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act that has long been shrouded in mystery: employers' cybersecurity and data privacy obligations.