Supreme Court Rules 9–0 That Cornell Employees May Sue Over Pension Plans

Lower courts previously found the university employees didn’t have enough evidence to proceed.

Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor poses during a group photo of the justices at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, on April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff/Pool via Reuters

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on April 17 that Cornell University employees may pursue a class action lawsuit in which they claim that their retirement plans were mismanaged and charged exorbitant fees.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit previously held that the employees’ lawsuit could not move forward for lack of evidence.