April 23, 2026
A Massachusetts federal judge ordered BJ's Wholesale Club to include at its June annual meeting a request to poll shareholders on whether it should conduct a climate study, in what appears to be the first such ruling since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced last fall it would no longer review most rejected proxy ballot questions.
April 21, 2026
A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday said he's eager to cut to the chase in a dispute over whether BJ's Wholesale Club must allow shareholders to vote on a climate study proposal, suggesting the case could be resolved ahead of a looming proxy ballot deadline.
March 23, 2026
BJ's Wholesale Club told a Massachusetts federal judge that it cannot be forced to poll shareholders on whether the retailer should study the effects of deforestation on its supply chains, calling it an improper attempt at "micromanagement."
March 04, 2026
Chubb Ltd. and BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. have been hit with shareholder suits over their moves to exclude certain proposals from their proxy ballots this year after other corporations facing similar litigation recently relented and agreed to include the proposals.