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McCutcheon et al. v. Colgate-Palmolive Co., et al.
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August 24, 2020
Colgate Retirees Win $300M Suit Over Benefit Calculation
A New York federal judge handed a win on Monday to a class of Colgate-Palmolive retirees who claim they were shortchanged on retirement payments, holding that Colgate misinterpreted its retirement plan's terms when calculating workers' benefit entitlement in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
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August 12, 2020
Colgate Fights Retirees' Quick Win Bid In ERISA Class Action
Colgate-Palmolive Co. urged a New York federal judge to deny its retirees' bid for partial summary judgment in an ERISA class action accusing the company of shortchanging them, saying the class' request amounts to more than asking the court to "formalize what it has already decided."
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August 05, 2020
Colgate Retirees Want Judge's Final Word For ERISA Appeal
A class of Colgate-Palmolive retirees wants a New York federal court to "formalize what it has already decided" in their trimmed-down Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit accusing the company of shorting them on lump-sum benefits payments, so that they can appeal their partial loss to the Second Circuit.
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July 30, 2020
Colgate Can't Tweak Retirement Plan To Fight ERISA Suit
A New York federal judge has rejected Colgate-Palmolive's bid to revise its retirement plan in an attempt to sink an ERISA class action from retirees accusing the company of shorting them on lump-sum benefits payments, finding the proposed amendment would run afoul of federal tax law.
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September 05, 2019
Colgate Tries To Narrow ERISA Suit Over Lump-Sum Payouts
Colgate-Palmolive Co. has asked a New York federal judge to pare down a class action by retirees who received lump-sum benefits payments they claim were too small, saying its retirement plan committee had wide latitude to decide how much the former workers were owed.
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May 07, 2019
Workers Can't Get Colgate Sanctioned Over 'Sham Witness'
A New York federal judge on Monday refused to sanction Colgate-Palmolive in a class action by former employees who claim they got short shrift on retirement benefits, finding the company's use of a witness the workers said was "wholly unprepared" didn't warrant any penalty.
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May 03, 2019
Colgate Rips 'Disparaging' Sanctions Bid In ERISA Suit
Colgate-Palmolive fired back at claims that it offered up a useless witness in a class action alleging it miscalculated workers' retirement benefits, telling a New York federal judge that the accusations were "unfounded, disparaging and hyperbolic."
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April 30, 2019
Colgate Offered 'Sham Witness' In ERISA Suit, Workers Say
A class of ex-Colgate-Palmolive workers asked a New York federal judge to sanction the company for allegedly putting forth a "sham witness" in their suit accusing it of miscalculating their retirement benefits.
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July 06, 2018
Colgate Dodges Discovery Sanctions In Benefits Dispute
A New York federal judge said Friday that there wasn't evidence that Colgate-Palmolive Co. flouted two discovery orders in a suit from a class of its former employees accusing the company of miscalculating their retirement benefits, denying the workers' request for sanctions.
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March 27, 2018
Ex-Workers Press For Sanctions In Colgate ERISA Suit
A certified class of former Colgate-Palmolive Co. workers on Monday urged a New York federal court to sanction the company over purported discovery violations in their Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit.