Employers Construction Industry Retirement Trust

$40 Million Settlement Approved in Lehman Brothers Case

On June 21, 2012, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the Southern District of New York approved a $40 million settlement in an RMBS class action brought by Locals 302 and 612 of the International Union of Operating Engineers – Employers Construction Industry Retirement Trust against Lehman Brothers and certain of its former officers and directors. The settlement resolved claims against the officers and directors only. In the same order, Judge Kaplan certified a plaintiff class for settlement purposes only. Order.