Legal Opinion
Margaret Lipker v. AK Steel Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 31, 2012No. 10-5298PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcKEAGUE, J., joined by Boggs, J.,
GOLDSMITH, D.J. (pp. 933-36), delivered a separate opinion dissenting from Section II.D of the majority’s opinion.
OPINION
McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.
When plaintiff Margaret Lipker’s husband died, she applied for surviving spouse benefits under the pension benefits plan administered by his former employer, AK Steel Corporation. Her application was granted, but her monthly surviving spouse allowance was considerably smaller than she had expected. Lipker filed suit to recover plan benefits in the amount she believed she was entitled to. The discrepancy between her expectation and the actual award…
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