Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Deere & Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 21, 1987No. 63702PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ward
The plaintiffs, T. J. Kennedy, Terry Burke, Michael Hurst, Stephen Miner and James Woods, who are chiropractors, filed actions in the circuit court of Rock Island County against the defendant, Deere & Company, to recover damages under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. sec. 1001 et seq. (1982)) (ERISA). The defendant moved to dismiss the suits, alleging that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue under ERISA. After consolidating the suits, the circuit court granted the defendant’s motion and dismissed the actions. The appellate court reversed (142 Ill. App. 3d 781),…
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