Ruessler v. Boilermakers-Blacksmiths National Pension Trust Board of Trustees

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION ADAM RUESSLER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 1:20cv128 SNLJ vs. ) ) BOILERMAKER-BLACKSMITH ) NATIONAL PENSION TRUST BOARD ) OF TRUSTEES, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM and ORDER Plaintiff Adam Ruessler filed this action under the Employee Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. (“ERISA”). He alleges defendant, as trustees of the Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust (the “Plan”), improperly denied him disability pension benefits. The parties have filed cross motions for summary judgment. I. Background…