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Federal Judge Denies Motion to Reduce Retiree Class Represented by JVW

ERISA

BP Corp. North America Inc.’s effort to remove nearly 4,700 retirees from a class-action lawsuit challenging pension changes tied to a 1980s corporate acquisition failed on Friday after a Texas federal judge concluded that these retirees’ claims were not barred by an earlier lawsuit. BP argued that more than

BP Retirees Tell 5th Circ. To Allow Intervention In ERISA Row

Business Law

A group of BP retirees urged the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday to reverse a lower court’s ruling barring intervention in a long-running Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit against BP North America and its retirement plan, arguing a recently certified class with no opt-out rights couldn’t adequately represent their

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Federal Judge Denies Motion to Reduce Retiree Class Represented by JVW

ERISA

BP Retirees Tell 5th Circ. To Allow Intervention In ERISA Row

Business Law

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