Legal Opinion
Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Phillips
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 9, 2012No. 11-1730PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Appellees Northwest Airlines, Inc. (Northwest) and the Air Line Pilots Association (Pilots Association) filed a complaint seeking a declaratory judgment that their post-bankruptcy retirement benefit plan, the Money Purchase Plan for Pilot Employees (MP3), complied with the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (2000). Appellants, a group of older Northwest pilots (older Pilots), 1 counterclaimed arguing that the MP3 retirement benefit plan violated ERISA, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § § 621-634 (2000),…
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