Steward v. LSC Communications Pension Plan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DAVID STEWARD, Personal ) Representative of the Estate of ) Thomas F. Birchfield, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 20-cv-3166 ) v. ) Hon. Steven C. Seeger ) LSC COMMUNICATIONS PENSION ) PLAN, as successor to BOWNE ) PENSION PLAN, ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This case involves a claim by the estate of a former employee against a pension plan for annuity benefits. The employee, Thomas Birchfield, received monthly payments until he died in mid-March 2016. The…