Urlaub et al v. Citgo Petroleum Corporation et al

  1. October 03, 2024

    Citgo Will Increase Pensions $10M To End Mortality Table Suit

    Citgo will increase the value of pensioners' retirements by $10 million to settle a class action alleging it shorted early retirement payouts by basing the allowances on outdated mortality tables that used data from the 1970s, according to filings in Illinois federal court.

  2. September 18, 2024

    Citgo Settles Retirees' Suit Over Outdated Mortality Data

    Citgo struck a deal to settle a class action alleging it shorted retirees in early retirement payouts by basing the allowances on outdated mortality tables that used data from the 1970s, according to a joint notice filed in Illinois federal court.

  3. June 10, 2024

    Citgo Retirees Secure Amended Class Cert. In ERISA Suit

    An Illinois federal judge greenlighted class status to retired Citgo employees who accused the company of shortchanging them by using outdated metrics to calculate early retirement payouts, saying the former employees properly winnowed down the class definition.

  4. May 16, 2024

    Citgo Retirees Win Class Cert. In Mortality Table Data Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday conditionally granted class certification to Citgo retirees accusing the fuel company of shortchanging retirees by using outdated metrics to calculate early retirement payouts, but said the class definition must be narrowed further.

  5. May 06, 2024

    Citgo Retirees' Mortality Table Data Suit Heads To Trial

    An Illinois federal judge refused Monday to grant Citgo a win in three retirees' proposed class action accusing the fuel company of shortchanging retirees by using outdated metrics to calculate early retirement payouts, saying the questions that remain are best suited for trial.

  6. December 14, 2023

    Citgo Retirees Want Class Status In Mortality Calculations Suit

    Three Citgo Petroleum Corp. retirees urged an Illinois federal judge Thursday to certify a nearly 1,800-member class in their lawsuit alleging that the fuel company shortchanged retirees by using outdated metrics to calculate early retirement payouts, saying Citgo's actions impacted them all identically.

  7. February 22, 2022

    Citgo Must Face Early Retirees' ERISA Suit

    An Illinois federal court on Tuesday denied Citgo Petroleum Corp.'s bid to throw out a proposed class action alleging the company's use of outdated metrics to calculate early retirement payouts meant retirees were shortchanged benefits, determining the former workers made valid claims under federal benefits law.

  8. December 17, 2021

    Citgo Blasts Suit Alleging Workers Were Shorted On Benefits

    Citgo Petroleum Corp. wants an Illinois federal court to dismiss a proposed class action alleging workers were shortchanged on retirement benefits, blasting employees' argument that early retirement payouts were low-balled because calculations involved actuarial assumptions alleged to be 50 years out of date.