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Women who secured a $215 million settlement with Goldman Sachs to end a wide-ranging sex bias suit told a New York federal judge that their attorneys deserve more than $78 million in fees and costs, arguing that their historic victory in the 13-year-long litigation justifies the hefty award.

A multi-employer pension fund sued a Teamsters local in Illinois federal court Monday, alleging the local has failed to pay up $4.9 million after it pulled out of the fund and neglected to cough up withdrawal liability in violation of federal benefits law.

The Fourth Circuit declined Friday to revive a former Liberty University art professor's bias suit alleging she was not brought back to teach because of her older age, ruling that she didn't put forward enough evidence showing her age, rather than her lack of digital skills, informed her termination.

A group of current and former New York Life Insurance Co. workers asked for class status in their New York federal court lawsuit alleging the insurance giant retained underperforming proprietary investment funds in two retirement plans, arguing that their claims can be litigated in one fell swoop.

A Georgia federal judge greenlighted an agreement Thursday that ends a partially blind ex-employee's disability bias suit accusing Ryder Truck Rental of firing him after he complained to a federal agency about having his driving privileges yanked.

A former employee accusing Rudy Giuliani of sexual assault and of withholding pay told a New York federal judge Tuesday that her lawsuit belonged in state court, arguing that she and her former boss had already started battling in the state venue.

The Ninth Circuit reversed a trial court's order denying an employee Social Security benefits, ruling that her case needs another look because an administrative law judge mischaracterized her work limitations, leading an expert to conclude she could handle certain jobs that may be beyond her abilities.

A longshoremen's union urged the First Circuit on Monday to reverse a lower court's order finding it owes a pension fund about $1.7 million for unpaid contributions, arguing it can't be held liable for a debt accrued by a separate union that it had not formally merged with.

Verizon told a New York federal judge Monday that it has reached a deal to end a class action brought on behalf of some 200,000 401(k) plan participants who alleged they lost retirement savings through a shoddy investment option, staving off a trial that had been set for July.

Bristol-Myers Squibb reached an agreement with four former workers to end their New Jersey federal court suit alleging the pharmaceutical giant illegally fired them after they refused to get immunized against COVID-19 because of their religious convictions.