Pringle v. Continental Tire North America, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JACK ZOUHARY, District Judge.

This is a case claiming “violation of labor contracts” and, specifically, the payment of medical benefits to retirees. Plaintiffs include Maxwell Pringle (“Pringle”) and other named individuals (collectively, the “Class Representatives”) on behalf of a class (the “Class”). Plaintiffs define the Class as “now-retired former employees of CTNA (hereinafter ‘Retirees’), as well as spouses and surviving spouses of both these Retirees and long-term employees who died during the time they were employed leaving spouses eligible for retiree…