Cockerill, et al. v. Corteva, Inc. DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC, et al. (Case No. 21-cv-03966-MMB, E.D. Pa.) On March 19, 2025, as this litigation entered the final phase related to remedies for Plaintiffs, the defendants filed a Partial Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Decertify the Rule 23(b)(1) and (2) class action as to […]
On December 30, 2024, Edward S. Stone, Esq. of Edward Stone Law P.C. and Elizabeth Hopkins, Esq. of Kantor & Kantor, LLP filed a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of approximately 56,000 Verizon Communications Inc. who formerly participated in one of two defined benefit […]
After a six day bench trial held during June and September, 2024, on December 18, 2024, the Honorable Michael M. Baylson found in Plaintiffs’ favor on Count II (Claim for Benefits and to Clarify Benefits under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B) by the Optional Retirement Class), Count IV (Claim for Breach of Fiduciary Duty, 29 U.S.C. […]
On November 17, 2023, the Honorable Michael M. Baylson granted class certification in this litigation. Judge Baylson certified two classes of workers: (i) an early retirement class, consisting of more than 500 individuals, and (ii) an optional retirement class, consisting of several thousand workers. The early retirement class consists of those who were under 50 […]
Edward Stone testified before the ERISA Advisory Council in Washington D.C. on July 18, 2023 on behalf of Retirees for Justice, the Association of BellTel Retirees, Inc., the Association of DuPont Retirees Inc., and GE Retiree Solutions about the importance of accountability and transparency for retirees in pension risk transfer transactions. The ERISA Advisory Council […]
Cockerill, et al. v. Corteva, Inc. DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC, et al. United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania Case No. 21-cv-03966-MMB Case Overview Plaintiffs are participants in the Corteva Pension and Retirement Plan, formerly the U.S. DuPont Pension and Retirement Plan (the “Plan”). Plaintiffs brought this action on their own behalf and […]
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