The firm is currently involved in the following class-action lawsuits:

• In Cooper v. IBM Corp., Civil Action No. 99-829 (S.D. Ill.), In what the Wall Street Journal described as a "landmark court ruling" likely to impact hundreds of companies and several million workers, Chief Judge Murphy ruled that IBM's amendment of its traditional defined benefit plan to a cash balance plan was age discriminatory. The firm is class counsel for the over 270,000 plan participants who are members of the class. - Read Complaint - - Read Court's Order on Summary Judgement -- In August 2005, the Court approved a partial settlement of the case which will provide a recovery of at least $314 million and as much as $1.7 billion depending upon the outcome of the two unsettled issues on appeal. Read Court's Order Entering Judgment -- Read Judgement for Subclass 1 & 2 --  On August 30, 2005 Defendants filed their Notice of Appeal. -- Read Notice of Appeal -
  
  
• Young, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, et al. (Boulder District Court 2003): The firm has filed a statewide class action on behalf of Colorado consumers against automobile insurance carriers for failing to properly inform their insured regarding uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. -- Read Complaint -- After the District Court rejected the insurers' efforts to have the case dismissed and ruled instead that insurers have a statutory duty to accurately and truthfully inform consumers regarding the need for such coverage (-- Read Order Denying Motion for Determination of Law --), the Court severed the cases into individual actions.
  Class Plaintiffs have settled with insurer West America.   -Read Settlement Agreement-   -Read Notice of Settlement-   Class Plaintiffs have settled with insurer Shelter Mutual. --Read Settlement Agreement --   Class Plaintiffs have settled with insurer Union Insurance. -- Read Settlement Agreement --  Class Plaintiffs have settled with insurer American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance.  -- Read Settlement Agreement --   Class Plaintiffs have settled with insurer Merastar.  -- Read Settlement Agreement --   Class Plaintiffs have settled with insurer Auto Owners.  -- Read Settlement Agreement --   Class Plaintiffs have settled with Safeco Insurance and General Insurance Co of America.  --   Read Settlement Agreement
  
  
• Wells v. Gannett Retirement Plan, (U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado 2003): The firm represents plaintiffs suing on behalf of  the participants in the Gannett pension plan who claim the conversion of the plan to a “pension equity” plan in 1998 violated federal age discrimination laws. The Court recently rejected Gannett's arguments that those laws only apply to employees over 65 years old.  The case is proceeding. - Read Complaint -
  
  
• Baldozier v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company (U.S. District Court of Colorado 2004): The firm is co-counsel for plaintiffs in a nationwide class action on behalf of auto property damage claim adjusters against American Family Mutual Insurance Company for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Colorado's minimum wage statute. The litigation is in the early stages. - Read Complaint -
  
• Air Communications v. EchoStar Satellite Corp. (Arapahoe County District Court 2000): The firm is co-counsel in representing a class of 20,000 retailers who claim EchoStar (d/b/a Dish Network) violated consumer protection laws and breached its contracts with retailers who marketed and sold Dish Network products to subscribers. The class is not yet certified. - Read Complaint -