Cunningham v. Cornell University

  1. December 08, 2023

    5 Recent ERISA Decisions Attorneys Should Know

    Appellate courts issued a bevy of important decisions applying federal benefits law in 2023, including a recent Second Circuit ruling in favor of Cornell University that deepened a circuit split and a Tenth Circuit finding that an Oklahoma law regulating pharmacy benefit managers was preempted. Here, Law360 looks back at five published circuit court decisions in ERISA litigation from the second half of 2023 that benefits lawyers should know.

  2. November 29, 2023

    Cornell Workers Ask 2nd Circ. To Rethink Ending Class Action

    A certified class of workers alleging Cornell University mismanaged their defined-contribution employee retirement plan urged the Second Circuit to rethink a three-judge panel's decision affirming dismissal of the case earlier this month, arguing the ruling conflicted with federal benefits law and appellate precedent.

  3. November 14, 2023

    2nd Circ. Won't Reopen Cornell Workers' ERISA Class Action

    The Second Circuit shot down attempts at reviving a sweeping class action accusing Cornell University of mismanaging its employees' retirement savings, ruling Tuesday that the workers leading the suit failed to show the school made careless decisions or unreasonable payments to plan administrators.

  4. October 19, 2022

    2nd Circ. Skeptical Of Cornell Workers' ERISA Case

    A Second Circuit panel appeared largely reluctant Wednesday to revive a sweeping class action accusing Cornell University of mismanaging employees' retirement savings, but pressed Cornell's counsel about a recent appellate opinion that the workers said showed their suit had been wrongly tossed. 

  5. August 04, 2021

    US Chamber Urges 2nd Circ. To Back Cornell ERISA Victory

    Two lobbying groups that aim to advance corporations' interests have asked the Second Circuit to uphold Cornell University's win in a class action accusing the school of mismanaging its employees' retirement savings, saying the framework the lower court relied on when dismissing the litigation was correct.

  6. July 28, 2021

    Cornell Asks 2nd Circ. To Drop ERISA Class Action

    Cornell University urged the Second Circuit on Wednesday to back a lower court's decision axing allegations that the Ivy League school mismanaged its employee retirement plans, saying the class didn't have evidence supporting claims that the plans paid unreasonable fees and offered poor-performing investment options.

  7. April 28, 2021

    Cornell Workers Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive ERISA Class Action

    A New York federal judge never should have dismissed class action claims that Cornell University violated ERISA by mismanaging its retirement plan, a group of Cornell workers has argued in the Second Circuit, urging the appeals court to undo the decision and send the case back to district court.