Falberg v. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:19-cv-09910

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: E.R.I.S.A.

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Edgardo Ramos

Firms

  1. January 03, 2024

    5 January Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch

    The Fifth Circuit will hear arguments this month over whether the Affordable Care Act's anti-discrimination mandate covers sexual orientation and gender identity, and Goldman Sachs workers will seek to revive a class action over proprietary retirement investments.

  2. June 30, 2022

    2nd Circ. Says Goldman's ERISA Class Challenge Is Premature

    The Second Circuit turned away Goldman Sachs' bid to launch a midcase challenge to the certification of a class of thousands of former employees who say the investment bank filled their retirement plan with underperforming funds, ruling that the time wasn't ripe for an appeal.

  3. April 11, 2022

    Goldman Says Arbitration Pacts Should Narrow 401(k) Class

    Goldman Sachs asked a New York federal judge to remove 3,000 people from a class covering more than 17,000 workers who claim the investment bank mismanaged its $7.5 billion 401(k) plan, saying those workers had agreed to arbitrate any employment-related claims.

  4. February 15, 2022

    Ex-Goldman Sachs Workers Win Class Cert. In 401(k) Suit

    A New York federal judge granted class status to a suit accusing Goldman Sachs Group Inc. of violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by mismanaging its employees' $7.5 billion 401(k) plan, allowing the case to go forward on behalf of tens of thousands of ex-workers. 

  5. May 03, 2021

    Ex-Goldman Sachs Worker Wants Class Cert. In 401(k) Suit

    A former Goldman Sachs worker who accused the company of stuffing its employee retirement plan with underperforming company-managed investment funds has asked a New York federal court to certify a proposed class of plan participants.

  6. September 08, 2020

    Ex-Worker Calls Goldman Sachs' ERISA Appeal Bid 'Improper'

    Goldman Sachs' push to mount an immediate Second Circuit challenge to a judge's refusal to toss a proposed class action over 401(k) fees and investments amounts to an "improper attempt at a second bite at the apple," an ex-Goldman worker said.

  7. August 17, 2020

    Goldman Sachs Wants 2nd Circ.'s Input In 401(k) Plan Suit

    Goldman Sachs has asked a New York federal judge to let the Second Circuit weigh in on certain questions surrounding ERISA's statute of limitations and exhaustion requirements before a suit accusing the financial services firm of mismanaging its 401(k) plan resolves.

  8. July 10, 2020

    Goldman Sachs Must Face ERISA Suit Over Affiliated Funds

    Goldman Sachs can't shake a proposed ERISA class action from an ex-employee accusing the financial services firm of mismanaging its 401(k) plan, after a New York federal judge ruled the worker adequately alleged the company put itself before the plan participants.

  9. February 25, 2020

    Ex-Goldman Sachs Worker Fights To Keep ERISA Suit Alive

    A former Goldman Sachs employee is fighting the company's attempt to tank his proposed Employee Retirement Income Security Act class action, telling a New York federal judge that "an avalanche of case law" supports keeping the suit alive.

  10. January 28, 2020

    Goldman Sachs Looks To Nix ERISA Suit Over Affiliated Funds

    Goldman Sachs is urging a New York federal judge to toss an ex-employee's ERISA suit, arguing the worker didn't show the financial services company unwisely included certain affiliated funds in its 401(k) plan or improperly gained from those investments.