Legal Opinion
Charles A. Bane v. Richard G. Ferguson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 20, 1989No. 89-1653PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The question presented by this appeal from the dismissal of the complaint (see 707 F.Supp. 988 (N.D.Ill.1989)) is whether a retired partner in a law firm has either a common law or a statutory claim against the firm’s managing council for acts of negligence that, by causing the firm to dissolve, terminate his retirement benefits. It is a diversity case governed by the law of Illinois, rather than a federal-question case governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., because ERISA excludes partners from its protections. See 29 C.F.R. §…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Cowles v. Morris & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1928
- Hackney v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
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