Representative Matters

• A pension miscalculation case against Colgate-Palmolive involving improper lump sum and supplemental annuity calculations, settled in 2026 for $332 million.
• A class action against PricewaterhouseCoopers challenging unlawful definitions of “retirement” and related plan terms, settled in 2023 for $267 million.
• A trial victory against Foot Locker resulting in a $300 million judgment, addressing misleading pension plan conversion practices and “wear-away” benefit freezes.
• A pension miscalculation case against Colgate-Palmolive alleging unlawful backloading and forfeiture practices, which recovered $45 million for approximately 8,000 current and former employees.
• A lump sum underpayment case against S.C. Johnson & Sons and a spin-off company plan, which settled in 2014 for nearly $45 million.
• A benefit miscalculation case against Meriter Health Services that resulted in an $82 million settlement on behalf of approximately 6,000 plan participants.
• A lump sum underpayment case against Alliant Energy that produced favorable trial and appellate rulings and additional payouts totaling approximately $20 million.
• A pension plan lump sum underpayment case against Wisconsin Energy Corp., which recovered $45 million for approximately 3,000 former employees.
• A pension plan lump sum underpayment case against Turner Construction, which recovered $14.5 million for approximately 2,500 former employees.
• A pension plan lump sum underpayment case against Avnet, which recovered $34 million for approximately 4,500 former employees.
• A pension plan lump sum underpayment case against Skadden, Arps, which recovered $12.4 million on behalf of more than 1,000 former employees.