Rockwell Automation Defeats Class Bid in Pension Suit (Correct)

A Rockwell Automation Inc. retiree who says the company shortchanges the pensions of certain married workers lost his bid to certify his case as a class action covering 438 people.

Mark Berube’s proposed class includes workers who, like him, earned pension benefits in the form of a traditional, single life annuity, along with workers who earned their benefits in the form of an annuity that includes 10 years of guaranteed payments. The claims of this latter group turn on legal questions that don’t arise in Berube’s individual claim, which means that his proposed class can’t be certified, Judge Lynn Adelman ...