Legal Opinion

Allen Tegtmeier v. Midwest Operating Engineers Pension Trust Fund

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 7, 2004No. 04-1025PublishedCited by 79 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Allen Tegtmeier sued the Midwest Operating Engineers Pension Trust Fund (the “Pension Fund”) for improper administration and breach of fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq., alleging the defendant improperly calculated his disability award. Both parties moved for summary judgment, and the district court granted the Pension Fund’s motion. Tegtmeier appeals. We affirm.

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A. The Plan at Issue

Allen Tegtmeier was an operating engineer who participated in the Midwest Operating Engineers Pension Plan (the “Pension…

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