MIT Successfully Strikes Jury Demand By ERISA Class Plaintiffs

Mealey's (March 4, 2019, 2:15 PM EST) -- BOSTON — A class action that asserts that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) breached its fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act will be decided by a judge, not a jury, a Massachusetts federal magistrate judge ruled Feb. 28 (David Tracey et al. v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology et al., No. 16-11620, D. Mass., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32235)....