McCutcheon et al. v. Colgate-Palmolive Co., et al.

  1. February 18, 2026

    Retirees' Attys Get $99M Cut Of Colgate-Palmolive ERISA Deal

    A New York federal judge has signed off on a $99 million request from attorneys representing Colgate-Palmolive retirees who sought fees, expenses and other costs from an overall $332 million megadeal, ending claims the company skimped on pensioners' lump-sum retirement payouts.

  2. January 15, 2026

    $332M Colgate-Palmolive Pension Deal Nabs Final Nod

    A New York federal judge handed final approval to a $332 million deal ending a class action accusing Colgate-Palmolive of shorting retirees who opted for lump-sum payments, but has yet to rule on the pensioners' attorneys' bid for $99 million in fees.

  3. December 01, 2025

    Attys Seek $99M From Colgate-Palmolive ERISA Pension Deal

    Attorneys representing Colgate-Palmolive retirees asked a New York federal court to approve $99 million in attorney fees and expenses from a $332 million megadeal ending claims the company skimped on pensioners' lump-sum retirement payouts, a request that comes after the court initially signed off on the settlement in October.

  4. October 09, 2025

    Colgate-Palmolive's $332M Pension Settlement Gets Initial OK

    A New York federal court granted initial approval to a $332 million settlement between Colgate-Palmolive and a class of pensioners who claimed the household products company shorted them on lump-sum retirement payouts, which comes after the parties mediated their dispute earlier this year.

  5. September 02, 2025

    Colgate-Palmolive To Shell Out $332M In Pension Payout Fight

    Colgate-Palmolive retirees asked a New York federal judge to greenlight a $332 million class action deal in their suit claiming the household products company shorted them on lump-sum retirement payouts, signaling the end of a nearly decade-old case that reached the Second Circuit in 2023. 

  6. June 06, 2025

    Colgate Strikes Deal To End Lengthy Battle Over Pension Pay

    Colgate-Palmolive Co. has agreed to settle a long-running class action from pensioners who claimed the company underpaid them $300 million in miscalculated retirement benefits, after the Second Circuit twice knocked down bids from the company to overturn judgments in the workers' favor.

  7. May 06, 2025

    Colgate-Palmolive Will Mediate ERISA Suit After $300M Loss

    Colgate-Palmolive Co. and pensioners who said they were underpaid by $300 million told a New York federal court Tuesday that they will attempt to mediate their federal benefits lawsuit after the Second Circuit upheld a judgment against the consumer products company.

  8. August 24, 2020

    Colgate Retirees Win $300M Suit Over Benefit Calculation

    A New York federal judge handed a win on Monday to a class of Colgate-Palmolive retirees who claim they were shortchanged on retirement payments, holding that Colgate misinterpreted its retirement plan's terms when calculating workers' benefit entitlement in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

  9. August 12, 2020

    Colgate Fights Retirees' Quick Win Bid In ERISA Class Action

    Colgate-Palmolive Co. urged a New York federal judge to deny its retirees' bid for partial summary judgment in an ERISA class action accusing the company of shortchanging them, saying the class' request amounts to more than asking the court to "formalize what it has already decided."

  10. August 05, 2020

    Colgate Retirees Want Judge's Final Word For ERISA Appeal

    A class of Colgate-Palmolive retirees wants a New York federal court to "formalize what it has already decided" in their trimmed-down Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit accusing the company of shorting them on lump-sum benefits payments, so that they can appeal their partial loss to the Second Circuit.