Notices of Final Judgment were mailed out to class members on December 18, 2025. The Notices were also emailed to class members by Plaintiffs’ notice vendor, The BMC Group, Inc. If you are a class member and did not receive your Notice, please email Lisa Salmons at lisa@edwardstonelaw.com. The Notices have also been posted on […]
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Cockerill, et al. v. Corteva, Inc. DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC, et al. (Case No. 21-cv-03966-MMB, E.D. Pa.). Defendants’ First Motion for a Stay of Enforcement – DENIED. On June 25, 2025, defendants filed a motion for stay of enforcement of the district court’s final judgment, pending appeal. Plaintiffs response to this motion was filed […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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On May 17, 2024, the Honorable Andrew N. Mais, the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Connecticut filed a petition seeking an order of rehabilitation of PHL Variable Insurance Company (“PHL”), Concord Re, Inc., and Palisado Re, Inc. (the “Companies”) pursuant to the provisions of the Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 38a-903 to […]
Edward Stone was a scheduled speaker at the 2024 Fasano Longevity Conference, presenting to attendees on recent insurance company insolvencies, including Columbian Mutual (New York, 2024) and PHL Variable (Connecticut, 2024).
Edward Stone participated in the Institutional Longevity Markets Association (ILMA) investor summit on June 11, 2024, speaking to Association members and guests on insurance company insolvencies.
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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 […]
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Patrick Hindert at Independent Life did an excellent three-part blog post on the Cordero Case that was argued before the New York Court of Appeals earlier this year. Part One sets out the facts of Mr. Cordero’s case, and outlines the question that was certified to the New York Court of Appeals: Does a plaintiff […]
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DuPont / Corteva Class Action – Notices of Final Judgment
Notices of Final Judgment were mailed out to class members on December 18, 2025. The Notices were also emailed to class members by Plaintiffs’ notice vendor, The BMC Group, Inc. If you are a class member and did not receive your Notice, please email Lisa Salmons at lisa@edwardstonelaw.com. The Notices have also been posted on […]
DuPont Retirement Class Action – Defendants’ Motions to Stay Denied
Cockerill, et al. v. Corteva, Inc. DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC, et al. (Case No. 21-cv-03966-MMB, E.D. Pa.). Defendants’ First Motion for a Stay of Enforcement – DENIED. On June 25, 2025, defendants filed a motion for stay of enforcement of the district court’s final judgment, pending appeal. Plaintiffs response to this motion was filed […]
Another Win for Plaintiffs in DuPont Retirement Case
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 […]
Pension Risk Transfer Lawsuit Filed against Verizon
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 […]
DuPont Retirement Class Action Win for Plaintiffs
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. […]
PHL Variable – Connecticut Rehabilitation
On May 17, 2024, the Honorable Andrew N. Mais, the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Connecticut filed a petition seeking an order of rehabilitation of PHL Variable Insurance Company (“PHL”), Concord Re, Inc., and Palisado Re, Inc. (the “Companies”) pursuant to the provisions of the Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 38a-903 to […]
Edward Stone – Speaker at 2024 Fasano Longevity Conference
Edward Stone was a scheduled speaker at the 2024 Fasano Longevity Conference, presenting to attendees on recent insurance company insolvencies, including Columbian Mutual (New York, 2024) and PHL Variable (Connecticut, 2024).
Edward Stone – Speaker at the Institutional Longevity Markets Association Summit
Edward Stone participated in the Institutional Longevity Markets Association (ILMA) investor summit on June 11, 2024, speaking to Association members and guests on insurance company insolvencies.
Class Certification Granted in Cockerill, et al. v. Corteva, Inc., et al.
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 […]
CORDERO CASE RECAP
Patrick Hindert at Independent Life did an excellent three-part blog post on the Cordero Case that was argued before the New York Court of Appeals earlier this year. Part One sets out the facts of Mr. Cordero’s case, and outlines the question that was certified to the New York Court of Appeals: Does a plaintiff […]