Legal Opinion
Lorenzen v. Employees Retirement Plan of the Sperry & Hutchinson Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 15, 1990No. Nos. 89-1549, 89-1585PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., by the widow of an employee of S & H, claiming that S & H’s Retirement Plan, an ERISA plan, violated its fiduciary duties to her husband and herself, causing a loss of retirement benefits. The district judge granted summary judgment for Mrs. Lorenzen, awarding her some $192,000, 699 F.Supp. 1367 (E.D.Wis.1988), and the plan appeals. Mrs. Lorenzen cross-appeals, seeking prejudgment interest.
The complaint named the employer, which is the administrator of the…
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