Herndon v. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. et al

  1. November 15, 2021

    Huntington Ingalls Strikes $2.8M Deal To End ERISA Suit

    Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries has agreed to shell out $2.8 million to settle a proposed class action saying it violated federal benefits law by using outdated life expectancy data to shortchange participants on retirement benefits.

  2. January 03, 2021

    ERISA Arbitration, New Legal Theories To Be Tested In 2021

    In 2021, courts stand poised to consider whether employers can kick benefit plan mismanagement suits to arbitration and whether two novel theories in class actions over retirement plans hold water. Here, Law360 highlights six ERISA cases to watch in the new year.

  3. August 31, 2020

    Judge Says Huntington Ingalls ERISA Suit Should Go Forward

    A Virginia magistrate judge has recommended that Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. face an ERISA class action accusing the company of shorting workers on retirement benefits, holding that it may have been unreasonable to use a 1971 mortality table in benefit calculations.

  4. February 25, 2020

    Retired Shipbuilders Get Class Status In Mortality Table Suit

    A Virginia federal judge on Tuesday gave class status to a group of retired Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. shipbuilders in a suit accusing the company of using outdated mortality rates to short them on pension benefits.

  5. February 20, 2020

    Huntington Ingalls Can't Shake Mortality Rate ERISA Suit

    Huntington Ingalls must face a proposed class action from retired shipbuilders who accuse the company of using outdated mortality rates to short them on pension benefits, a Virginia federal judge has ruled.

  6. January 28, 2020

    Shipbuilding Co. Says ERISA Suit Short On 'Common Sense'

    Huntington Ingalls Industries urged a Virginia federal judge to sink a proposed class action by retired shipbuilders claiming the company used outdated mortality tables to short them on retirement benefits, saying the case is at odds with both "the law and common sense."

  7. December 16, 2019

    Retired Shipbuilders Seek Class Status In Mortality Table Suit

    Retirees of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. who claim the shipbuilding company violated federal benefits law by using outdated mortality rates to short them on benefits payments are asking a Virginia federal judge to certify their suit as a class action.

  8. July 12, 2019

    Huntington Ingalls Workers Slam Move To Toss Benefits Suit

    A proposed class of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. retirees have gone to bat against their former employer's argument that their pension lawsuit doesn't hold up, telling a Virginia federal judge that the shipbuilding company contradicts itself in its bid to dismiss the litigation.

  9. May 20, 2019

    Shipbuilder's Old Mortality Data Shorted Benefits, Suit Says

    Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. was hit with a proposed class action in Virginia federal court Monday, accusing the shipbuilder of shorting workers benefits by using "grossly outdated" life expectancy data to calculate pension fund payments in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.