Abigail Laudick, EDiscovery Specialist at Schneider Wallace, was asked to speak at the 2018 ING3NIUS EDiscovery and Information Governance Conference, a national electronic discovery conference that highlighted issues and trends in the area for both plaintiffs and defendants involved in complex litigation today. Ms. Laudick, along with in-house counsel for a Fortune 100 company, spoke on a panel to discuss electronic discovery negotiations between parties and how to best navigate the changing and complex landscape of the EDiscovery field. Ms. Laudick continues to actively participate in the national conversation surrounding best practices in electronic discovery, and helps ensure that Schneider Wallace is on the cutting edge of this important area of law.

Schneider Wallace’s $50M Suit Against TIAA To Proceed

BNA reports that Schneider Wallace’s  “proposed class action accusing TIAA of taking improper cuts from the loan repayments workers make to their retirement plans is moving forward.”

“The retirement plan service provider may have to turn over the money it kept from these loans—allegedly more than $50 million per year—under a theory of disgorgement, a federal judge ruled March 28. TIAA was credibly accused of wrongly generating profits off retirement plan assets that it obtained through transactions that violated federal benefits law, Judge J. Paul Oetken of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York said.”

Schneider Wallace has filed a proposed ERISA class action against Georgetown University accusing it of mismanaging two employee retirement plans by loading them with far too many investment options, many of which underperformed or charged excessive fees.

BNA reports that Employee Benefit Class Settlements Gleaned Over $500M in 2017.

Schneider Wallace case makes the list for top 10 ERISA settlements.

Schneider Wallace has secured a $1.367 billion in with the City of Los Angeles on behalf of mobility impaired residents of the city in the case of Willis v. Los Angeles. 

Northern Trust Corp. agreed to pay a combined $60 million to settle two class-action lawsuits filed by Schneider Wallace and co-counsel on behalf of retirement plans challenging the way that NT ran its securities-lending program.

Schneider Wallace represents agents for the former shareholders of a pharmaceutical company acquired by an affiliate of AstraZeneca PLC in Delaware state court seeking the payment of $275 million in commercial suit.

Schneider Wallace sues banks for illegally manipulating exchange rates. 

BNA reports that Schneider Wallace led the way in filing Benefit Class Actions.