Legal Opinion
Gallo v. Amoco Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 17, 1996No. 96-1518PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Amoco Corporation administers a defined-benefits retirement plan for its employees that is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. A class action was brought on behalf of participants in the plan, charging that Amoco had violated ERISA by failing to compute benefits in accordance with the plan documents. The district judge agreed, granted summary judgment for the class, and ordered Amoco to recompute benefits for 18,000 retired employees. 910 F.Supp. 396 (N.D.Ill.1995). The reeomputation could cost the plan as much as $125 million…
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