Legal Opinion
Lowell E. Allen and Ernestine Allen v. United Mine Workers of America 1979 Benefit Plan & Trust
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 31, 1984No. 83-1818PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Allen, a coal miner and his wife, brought this suit for damages under ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq.) against the trustees of a union employee-benefit trust, alleging that the trustees had breached their fiduciary duty to the Allens by refusing to pay the medical expenses incurred when Mrs. Allen had a baby. Both parties moved for summary judgment. The district court granted the trustees’ motion and dismissed the complaint. The Allens have appealed, contending that the trustees did not act “with the…
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