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Bristol-Myers Squibb sued for US$2BN pension risk transfer deal

bmcgovern — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:00:45 +0000

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. is being targeted in a lawsuit over a US$2 billion pension risk transfer deal completed in 2019 with Athene Annuity and Life Co. The class action lawsuit, filed by former employee Charles Doherty and which names independent consultant State Street Global Advisors Trust Co. as a defendant, argues the pharmaceutical company is […]

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Remembering Hislop vs. Canada, landmark case securing CPP benefits for all same-sex partners

Gideon Scanlon — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:30:42 +0000

In 2000, the federal government announced same-sex partners of Canada Pension Plan beneficiaries could claim survivor benefits, as long as their bereavement had occurred no earlier than 1998. This was of cold comfort to George Hislop, whose partner Ron Shearer had died in 1986. In 2003, the LGBTQ2S+ rights advocate and businessperson launched a class […]

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Former NFL players suing league for denied disability claims

lbailey — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 14:00:45 +0000

Ten former National Football League players have filed a class action lawsuit against the organization, claiming their disability claims were denied. In the filing, the plaintiffs said they’re “seeking redress for the wrongful denial of benefits, the denial of statutorily mandated full and fair review of benefits denials, violations of plan terms or governing regulations and […]

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