Kohler Pension Settlement Website
The purpose of this website is provide information about the settlement in the class action lawsuit Holloway, et al., v. Kohler Co., et al., currently pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
This settlement affects certain participants and beneficiaries of the Kohler Co. Pension Plan. Specifically, settlement affects the following defined class:
All participants and spouse beneficiaries entitled to benefits under the Kohler Co. Pension Plan who began receiving a (1) joint and survivor annuity, (2) qualified optional survivor annuity, or (3) qualified preretirement survivor annuity, on or after September 19, 2017 but before January 1, 2021, whose benefits had a present value that was less than the present value of the SLA they were offered using the applicable Treasury Assumptions as of each participant’s Benefit Commencement Date. Excluded from the Class are Defendants and any individuals who are subsequently to be determined to be fiduciaries of the Plan.
Please read the Class Notice carefully to find out what the lawsuit is about, what the terms of the proposed Settlement are, what rights you have to object to the proposed Settlement Agreement if you disagree with its terms, and what deadlines apply.
The Class is represented by the law firms Izard, Kindall & Raabe, LLP, Motley Rice LLC, and Siri & Glimstad LLP.
Below you will find a table of important deadlines and links to relevant documents.
Important Deadlines
| Deadlines | Events |
|---|---|
| October 20, 2024 | Briefs and other documents in support of final approval of the Settlement |
| October 20, 2024 | Petition for an award to Plaintiffs or Class Counsel of a Fees, Expenses and Costs Award |
| November 6, 2024 | Objectors and their private counsel (if any) must file and serve their Objections and supporting papers |
| November 6, 2024 | If objectors hire an attorney for the purpose of making an Objection, the attorney must also file a notice of appearance |
| November 27, 2024 | Any responses to Objections |
| December 4, 2024 | Final Approval Hearing. |
Important documents:
The Complaint.
Motion for Preliminary Approval.
Memorandum of law.
Declaration of Robert Izard.
Resume of Izard, Kindall & Raabe, LLP.
Declaration of Douglas Needham
Resume of Motley Rice LLC.
Order granting preliminary approval of settlement.
Notice (short form).
Notice (long firm).