FRANKLIN v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al

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Case Number:

1:23-cv-00833

Court:

North Carolina Middle

Nature of Suit:

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

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

CATHERINE C. EAGLES

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  1. January 28, 2026

    Duke Retirees Get $775K In Atty Fees From Mortality Data Deal

    Class counsel for Duke University retirees who secured a $2.35 million settlement with the school over claims they were underpaid retirement benefits nabbed $775,500 in attorney fees after a North Carolina federal judge signed off on the deal.

  2. January 26, 2026

    Duke Gets Final Approval For $2.35M Mortality Data Deal

    A North Carolina federal judge on Monday gave her final seal of approval to a $2.35 million settlement ending claims that Duke University shorted former employees by millions of dollars by using decades-old mortality tables to calculate retirement benefits.

  3. October 15, 2025

    $2.35M Deal In Duke U. Mortality Data Suit Gets Initial OK

    A North Carolina federal judge gave the initial green light to a $2.35 million settlement that Duke University reached with a retiree to resolve her class action alleging the institution used outdated mortality tables to calculate retirement benefits, costing workers millions in benefits.

  4. September 16, 2025

    Duke Strikes $2.35M Deal To Resolve Mortality Data Suit

    Duke University has agreed to pay $2.35 million to settle a proposed class action alleging the school's use of decades-old mortality tables to calculate retirement benefits shorted former employees by millions of dollars, according to a filing in North Carolina federal court.

  5. March 07, 2024

    NC Decision Supports Nix Of Sodexo Arbitration, 9th Circ. Told

    A Sodexo employee alleging that the company overcharged smokers for health insurance told the Ninth Circuit that a North Carolina federal court decision supports his efforts to keep his suit in court, saying it backs up his assertion that arbitration agreements can't be added to plans without participants' consent.

  6. February 29, 2024

    Duke Can't Escape Retiree's Mortality Data Lawsuit

    Duke University can't toss a retiree's suit alleging it underpaid former employees millions by using outdated mortality data to calculate their retirement benefits, a North Carolina federal judge said Thursday, ruling that the former worker put forward enough detail showing she was harmed.