Can I file a claim in the IBM ERISA Benefits Class Action case?

No. The case is still being litigated — there is no settlement, no claim form, and no payout. It was filed September 5, 2025 in the District Court, D. Massachusetts (No. 1:25-cv-12475).

Who are the attorneys in the IBM ERISA Benefits Class Action?

For the plaintiffs: Logan J. Hagerty (Bursor & Fisher P.A.); Caroline C. Donovan (Bursor & Fisher P.A.); John J. Nestico (Schneider Wallace Cottrell Kim LLP); James Alton Bloom (Schneider Wallace Cottrell Kim LLP). For International Business Machines Corp.: Jesse Lempel (Goodwin Procter LLP); Jaime A. Santos (Goodwin Procter LLP); Laura Flahive Wu (Covington & Burling LLP); Robert S. Newman (Covington & Burling LLP). From the public court docket.

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IBM ERISA Benefits Class Action

Verified September 19, 2026Found via the federal court docketHow ClaimWatch verifies cases

Still being litigated: the claims below are allegations, not findings, and there is no settlement, claim form or payout yet.

Where this case stands

In litigation

The case has been filed and is being fought in court. There is no settlement, no claim form and no payout yet; many class actions are dismissed or never certified.

Pending in the District Court, D. Massachusetts (No. 1:25-cv-12475).

September 5, 2025
Case filed

What happened

A proposed class action against International Business Machines Corp. concerning alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The lawsuit apparently involves claims related to employee retirement or other ERISA-governed benefit plans maintained by IBM.

Do you qualify?

No settlement exists yet, so there is nothing to file and no class definition to check. If the case settles, the settlement will define exactly who qualifies — watch this case and we'll let you know.

How to file

There is no claim to file yet. If this case reaches a settlement, a claim process will open — usually with an official settlement website and a filing deadline.

Common questions

Can I file a claim in the IBM ERISA Benefits Class Action case?: No. The case is still being litigated — there is no settlement, no claim form, and no payout. It was filed September 5, 2025 in the District Court, D. Massachusetts (No. 1:25-cv-12475).What a class action lawsuit is →
Who are the attorneys in the IBM ERISA Benefits Class Action?: For the plaintiffs: Logan J. Hagerty (Bursor & Fisher P.A.); Caroline C. Donovan (Bursor & Fisher P.A.); John J. Nestico (Schneider Wallace Cottrell Kim LLP); James Alton Bloom (Schneider Wallace Cottrell Kim LLP). For International Business Machines Corp.: Jesse Lempel (Goodwin Procter LLP); Jaime A. Santos (Goodwin Procter LLP); Laura Flahive Wu (Covington & Burling LLP); Robert S. Newman (Covington & Burling LLP). From the public court docket.

Who's involved

Plaintiffs

Arlene Crisafi
Linnea Bei
Charles Lynch
Richard Spohn

Defendants

State Street Global Advisors Trust Company
IBM Retirement Plans Committee
International Business Machines Corp.

Counsel for plaintiffs

Logan J. Hagerty Bursor & Fisher P.A.
Represents Richard Spohn, Charles Lynch, Linnea Bei, Arlene Crisafi
5 tracked cases
lhagerty@bursor.com · (646) 837-7150
Caroline C. Donovan Bursor & Fisher P.A.
Represents Richard Spohn, Charles Lynch, Linnea Bei, Arlene Crisafi
19 tracked cases
cdonovan@bursor.com · (646) 437-6409
John J. Nestico Schneider Wallace Cottrell Kim LLP
Represents Richard Spohn, Charles Lynch, Linnea Bei, Arlene Crisafi
jnestico@schneiderwallace.com · (510) 740-2946
James Alton Bloom Schneider Wallace Cottrell Kim LLP
Represents Richard Spohn, Charles Lynch, Linnea Bei, Arlene Crisafi
4 tracked cases
jbloom@schneiderwallace.com · (415) 421-7100
Charlotte D. Manyasli Schneider Wallace Cottrell Kim, LLP
Represents Richard Spohn, Charles Lynch, Linnea Bei, Arlene Crisafi
cmanyasli@schneiderwallace.com · (451) 421-7100
Yitzchak Kopel Bursor & Fisher P.A.
Represents Richard Spohn, Charles Lynch, Linnea Bei, Arlene Crisafi
43 tracked cases
ykopel@bursor.com · (917) 776-6740

Counsel for defendants

Jesse Lempel Goodwin Procter LLP
Represents State Street Global Advisors Trust Company
jlempel@goodwinlaw.com · (617) 570-1508
Jaime A. Santos Goodwin Procter LLP
Represents State Street Global Advisors Trust Company
11 tracked cases
jsantos@goodwinlaw.com · (202) 346-4000
Laura Flahive Wu Covington & Burling LLP
Represents International Business Machines Corp., IBM Retirement Plans Committee
2 tracked cases
lflahivewu@cov.com · (202) 662-5982
Robert S. Newman Covington & Burling LLP
Represents International Business Machines Corp., IBM Retirement Plans Committee
4 tracked cases
rnewman@cov.com · (202) 662-5125
Mona M. Patel Covington & Burling LLP
Represents International Business Machines Corp., IBM Retirement Plans Committee
mpatel@cov.com · (617) 603-8804
Christian J. Pistilli Covington & Burling
Represents International Business Machines Corp., IBM Retirement Plans Committee
cpistilli@cov.com · (202) 662-6000
Celin Carlo-Gonzalez Covington & Burling LLP
Represents International Business Machines Corp., IBM Retirement Plans Committee
4 tracked cases
ccarlogonzalez@cov.com · (212) 841-1000
Alison V. Douglass Goodwin Procter, LLP
Represents State Street Global Advisors Trust Company
11 tracked cases
adouglass@goodwinlaw.com · (617) 570-1676

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