Snitzer et al v. The Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund et al

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Case Number:

1:17-cv-05361

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: E.R.I.S.A.

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Valerie E. Caproni

Firms

  1. October 08, 2025

    2nd Circ. Skeptical Of Reviving NY Teamsters Pension Suit

    The Second Circuit appeared unlikely Wednesday to revive a New York Teamsters worker's proposed class action alleging mismanagement by the caretakers of his multiemployer pension plan, as multiple judges seemed to doubt that the complaint contained enough evidence of a deficient process to manage fees and investments.

  2. June 26, 2020

    Musicians' Attys Seek $9.8M For Work On $27M ERISA Deal

    A group of musicians is asking a New York federal court for around $9.8 million in fees and costs for their attorneys' work that led to a $26.85 million settlement in a suit claiming their union pension fund's trustees took "excessive investment risks."

  3. March 25, 2020

    Musicians' Pension Trustees Strike $27M Deal In ERISA Suit

    The trustees for a union pension fund have agreed to a settlement worth nearly $27 million to wrap up a proposed ERISA class action from musicians who likened the plan's investment strategy to "drunken gamblers chasing losses."