Legal Opinion
River City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 614, Inc. v. Ky. Ret. Sys.
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided March 21, 2019No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:17-cv-102 (WOB)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
William O. Bertelsman, United States District Judge
This case presents a purported conflict between state and federal law. Plaintiffs are a group of retired county police officers who brought this lawsuit challenging Defendant Kentucky Retirement Systems' decision to terminate retirees' state-funded health insurance coverage upon their becoming eligible for Medicare. That health insurance, Plaintiffs claim, is one of the retirement benefits guaranteed by the "inviolable contract" Kentucky formed with Plaintiffs pursuant to KRS § 78.852. When Kentucky Retirement Systems informed Plaintiffs that…
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