Crouch v. Bussen Quarries, Inc.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

CATHERINE D. PERRY, District Judge.

Plaintiff Paul Crouch brought this lawsuit to recover early-retirement benefits he believes are due him under the terms of his pension plan. See Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. Crouch has sued the trustees of the plan as well as Bussen Quarries, Inc., his longtime employer. He alleges the plan trustees were acting under a structural conflict of interest and abused their discretion by eliminating some of his pension benefits without considering the hardship that would result to him. He also…