Stephen H. Bafford v. Northrop Grumman Corporation

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14 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 18 I. INTRODUCTION 19 Plaintiffs Stephen H. Bafford (“Bafford”), Laura Bafford, and Evelyn L. Wilson 20 (“Wilson”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) for themselves and on behalf of all similarly 21 situated participants in and beneficiaries of the Northrop Plan under the Employee 22 Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), bring this action against Northrop 23 Grumman Corporation (“NGC”), the Administrative Committee of the Northrop 24 Grumman Pension Plan (the “Committee”), and Alight Solutions LLC, formerly known 25 as Hewitt Associates LLC (“Hewitt”) (collectively, “Defendants”) for equitable relief, 26 and recovery of statutory penalties for Defendants’ failure to comply with ERISA’s 27 disclosure requirements. (First Am. Compl. (“FAC”) ¶¶ 4–11, ECF No. 32.) 28 Defendants now seek…