Legal Opinion
Robert L. Glidden v. Chromalloy American Corporation and Allied Products Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 23, 1986No. 86-1867PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Chromalloy American Corporation provided medical benefits to the employees of its Kewanee Machinery Division. The benefits were funded by a trust and awarded under the terms of a detailed plan, an “employee welfare benefit plan” for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1002(1)(A). Retired employees of the Division were entitled to benefits under the plan. In 1983 Chromalloy sold the assets of the Division to Allied Products Corporation. Allied decided not to make new contributions to the trust and terminated the plan. It used the…
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