Thondukolam

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 KRISHNAN R THONDUKOLAM, ET AL., CASE NO. 19-cv-03857-YGR

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS

vs. WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

CORTEVA, INC., ET AL., Re: Dkt. No. 48 Defendants.

Plaintiffs Krishnan R. Thondukolam, Stephen W. Records, William C. Mallonee, and David L. Everett bring this putative class action arising out of the merger and restructuring of defendants E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (“Historical DuPont”) and The Dow Chemical Company (“Historical Dow”). Plaintiffs bring seven causes of action for, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty, failure to follow pension plan documents, failure to notify pension plan participants regarding changes to their plan, and failure to properly fund the pension plan. Having carefully considered the papers submitted, the arguments of the parties at the hearing, the admissible evidence, and the pleadings in this action, and for the reasons set forth below, the Court hereby GRANTS…