Welcome: El Paso Pension Class Action Lawsuit

Stephen R. Bruce
Attorney for Plaintiffs

202.371.8013 phone _ 202.371.0121 fax
stephen.bruce@prodigy.net

Suite 210, 805 15th St. NW Washington, DC 20005

ERISA Home
El Paso Home Complaint
Docket
Decisions
Court Briefs
Documents
Press
Attorneys
Contact Us

>El Paso Home

Welcome to the El Paso Pension Class Action Lawsuit web page, which provides up to date information and court documents relating to the El Paso Corporation class action suit about a cash balance pension conversion: Tomlinson, et al. v. El Paso Corporation Pension Plan, C.A. 04-2686 (D.Colo.).

See the Court’s March 22, 2007 ruling refusing to dismiss plaintiffs’ claims that the cash balance conversion violated the ADEA and the BNA Pension and Benefits Daily article about the ruling. See also the expert reports of Plaintiffs’ statistical, actuarial, and communications experts dated April 15, 2008.

Please scroll down to determine whether you qualify as a member of the class in this lawsuit.

The El Paso case centers on the conversion of the El Paso Corporation pension plan, which significantly reduced the value of benefits for long term older workers. In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs argue that the pension plan conversion is inconsistent with requirements and disclosure rules under ERISA and the ADEA.

The class definition proposed in the complaint covers any and all persons who:

Are former or current El Paso employees,
Participated in the El Paso Pension Plan on or after the January 1, 2002 date on which the Pension Plan was fully converted to a cash balance design, and
Are over age 40, or will be over age 40 as of the date of the judgment.

Attorneys handling the class action are:

Stephen R. Bruce, Washington, D.C., lead counsel
Barry Roseman, Denver, CO