Legal Opinion

Moore v. Menasha Corp.

District Court, W.D. Michigan

Decided July 15, 2010No. Case 1:08-CV-1167PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBERT HOLMES BELL, District Judge.

At its core, this is a breach of contract action. Plaintiffs, retired employees of Defendant Menasha Corporation and their spouses, argue that Defendant promised them lifetime health insurance benefits and then reneged on that promise. Because the alleged promise appears in two separate collective bargaining agreements (“CBA”) that are also ERISA-qualified welfare benefits plans, Plaintiffs bring suit under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 185, and Section 502(a)(1)(B) of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B). Even…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. SchoonejongenSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (Uaw), and Local 134, Uaw v. Yard-Man, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
  4. Reese v. CNH AMERICA LLCCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  5. Noe v. PolyOne Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bender v. Newell Window Furnishings, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
  2. Robert Moore v. Menasha CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
  3. Smith v. Farmers Union Mutual InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 2011

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