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

  1. July 30, 2020

    Colgate Can't Tweak Retirement Plan To Fight ERISA Suit

    A New York federal judge has rejected Colgate-Palmolive's bid to revise its retirement plan in an attempt to sink an ERISA class action from retirees accusing the company of shorting them on lump-sum benefits payments, finding the proposed amendment would run afoul of federal tax law.

  2. September 05, 2019

    Colgate Tries To Narrow ERISA Suit Over Lump-Sum Payouts

    Colgate-Palmolive Co. has asked a New York federal judge to pare down a class action by retirees who received lump-sum benefits payments they claim were too small, saying its retirement plan committee had wide latitude to decide how much the former workers were owed.

  3. May 07, 2019

    Workers Can't Get Colgate Sanctioned Over 'Sham Witness'

    A New York federal judge on Monday refused to sanction Colgate-Palmolive in a class action by former employees who claim they got short shrift on retirement benefits, finding the company's use of a witness the workers said was "wholly unprepared" didn't warrant any penalty.

  4. May 03, 2019

    Colgate Rips 'Disparaging' Sanctions Bid In ERISA Suit

    Colgate-Palmolive fired back at claims that it offered up a useless witness in a class action alleging it miscalculated workers' retirement benefits, telling a New York federal judge that the accusations were "unfounded, disparaging and hyperbolic."

  5. April 30, 2019

    Colgate Offered 'Sham Witness' In ERISA Suit, Workers Say

    A class of ex-Colgate-Palmolive workers asked a New York federal judge to sanction the company for allegedly putting forth a "sham witness" in their suit accusing it of miscalculating their retirement benefits.

  6. July 06, 2018

    Colgate Dodges Discovery Sanctions In Benefits Dispute

    A New York federal judge said Friday that there wasn't evidence that Colgate-Palmolive Co. flouted two discovery orders in a suit from a class of its former employees accusing the company of miscalculating their retirement benefits, denying the workers' request for sanctions.

  7. March 27, 2018

    Ex-Workers Press For Sanctions In Colgate ERISA Suit

    A certified class of former Colgate-Palmolive Co. workers on Monday urged a New York federal court to sanction the company over purported discovery violations in their Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit.

  8. March 26, 2018

    Colgate Says No Sanctions Warranted In ERISA Suit

    Colgate-Palmolive Co. urged a New York federal court Friday to deny a certified class of former workers' request for sanctions over purported discovery violations in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit, saying the company has completely obeyed prior discovery obligations.

  9. July 27, 2017

    Colgate Retirees Get Class Cert. In Denied Benefits Row

    A New York federal judge certified a class of former workers at Colgate-Palmolive Co. bringing a denial of benefits claim in an ERISA action on Thursday, shutting down the company's arguments that a former employee isn't an adequate representative for a class seeking additional benefits.