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Michelle Yau, chair the firm’s ERISA/Benefits practice, talks to Law360 about the top five #ERISA and #employeebenefits cases for 2025. Yau said she’s keeping a close eye on Cunningham v. Cornell University, which will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court this January. Yau said "there's a lot of confusion" among the circuit courts about what's required to plead a prohibited transaction claim under ERISA when service providers are involved. She also noted the narrow question that justices are taking up, which is focused on the pleading standards for Section 406(a)(1)(c) and not other types of prohibited transaction claims involving parties in interest to a plan, such as company insiders, for example. "I think it's important to put in context all the stuff that's not going to be disturbed" by the case. https://lnkd.in/eKrr4e6g

Harini Srinivasan, a partner in the firm’s Civil Rights & Employment practice and co-chair of the firm's Hiring & Diversity Committee, talks to Law360 about implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in Muldrow v. St. Louis in workplace #bias claims and workplace #diversity programs in 2025. In April, the justices unanimously disavowed the lofty legal hurdles that some lower courts have imposed to block workplace #discrimination cases over employment actions considered to have less serious consequences for the worker. The high court held that employees need not show they faced "significant" harm from a workplace action to bring a discrimination lawsuit under #TitleVII, but rather "some harm." #ADA #employeerights https://lnkd.in/eAnDAiFj

In this expert opinion column, Laura Posner, a partner in our Securities Litigation and Investor Protection practice, writes that the Supreme Court's DIGs in Nvidia and Facebook protect more than legal principles; they safeguard the broader ecosystem of trust and accountability in the financial markets and the courts. If the Supreme Court had issued rulings based on the petitioners' misleading characterizations of the facts and law, the consequences for investors and markets could have been severe. By declining to rewrite #securitieslaw in ways that favor corporations at the expense of transparency, the Supreme Court has reinforced the laws that protect investors from corporate misconduct. Read the full column: https://lnkd.in/dh-UDywt #investorprotection

Happy holidays from all of us at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

In a Dec. 9 ruling made public on Tuesday, American Arbitration Association arbitrator John Wilkinson certified that more than 100 casinos can move forward as a class in a single arbitration, rejecting arguments that their individual #arbitration contracts are too dissimilar to allow the class to be certified. “This landmark decision certifies what we believe to be the first-ever arbitration #antitrust class, said Michael Eisenkraft, counsel for Mohawk Gaming Enterprises — a result that illustrates the ability of arbitrations to handle the most complex matters. This thorough ruling also denied the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. We look forward to advancing this case through the arbitration process.”

Shareholders have reached a settlement in litigation challenging a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger involving Pivotal Investment Corporation II and EV manufacturer XL Fleet. Richard Speirs details the outcome and how it was reached in the latest Shareholder Advocate. Read more: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eGKRuqRS #ShareholderAdvocate #CohenMilstein #investorprotection #securitieslitigation #SPACs

Earlier this fall, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued its annual Whistleblower Program report to Congress. It reported record breaking awards, reflecting an increase in #whistleblower reports, and actions stemming directly from #CFTC whistleblowers. Christina K. McGlosson shares some highlights.

Shareholder claims against Abbott stemming from the 2022 infant formula shortage can proceed, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has ruled. Carol Gilden and Molly Bowen break down the decision in the latest Shareholder Advocate: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e8THj_MY #ShareholderAdvocate #cohenmilstein #securitieslitigation #investorprotection #productrecalls

Congratulations, Michelle! Michelle Yau of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC helped to secure multiple multimillion-dollar settlement deals as lead counsel on class actions from workers alleging retirement plan mismanagement, including deals with New York Life Insurance Co. and Citgo Petroleum Corp., earning her a spot among the 2024 Law360 Benefits MVPs. #ERISA #MVP https://lnkd.in/estsjea3

We are honored to represent home sellers throughout the country in this industry-defining #antitrust class action. The Cohen Milstein team includes: Benjamin Brown, Robert Braun, Daniel Silverman, Kit Pierson, Small Daniel, Sabrina Merold, John Bracken #realtorfees https://lnkd.in/eDSixEr3