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The Motion Picture Industry Pension Plans' board told a California federal judge a set designer can't secure class status in her suit alleging the retirement fund suffered from a misguided investment strategy, arguing that the issues raised in the case do not commonly affect all plan participants the same.
Morrison Foerster LLP and a legal staffing company defeated a lawsuit from an attorney who said he endured racist remarks, inadequate work assignments and less latitude to work remotely than white lawyers before being unlawfully fired, after a judge ruled he hadn't shown the firms acted based on bias.
An Eleventh Circuit panel grappled Thursday with a retired firefighter's push to revive a disability bias suit claiming she got shorted on benefits, with one judge taking issue with her argument that backing her suit would require an "update," but not an outright reversal, of circuit precedent.
A New Jersey federal judge tossed half of a lawsuit alleging Nokia mismanaged its $8.5 billion 401(k) plan, ruling Tuesday that while the company's employees failed to show they were owed cheaper investment options, they backed up their claims that they were overcharged in plan management fees.
A Philadelphia legal services organization urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to reject the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's bid for a win in a suit alleging it fired an attorney for taking long-term disability leave, arguing the ex-employee's request for an indefinite break was unreasonable.