Legal Opinion
DeBruyne v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 14, 1990No. 89-3600PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, two participants in a retirement benefits program, sought to hold their investment manager liable for losses incurred in the stock market crash of October 19, 1987. The district court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on all counts of the complaint, and we affirm.
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A. Background
Plaintiffs DeBruyne and Carlyle were participants in the ABA Members Retirement Plan (“Plan”), a retirement benefits program sponsored by the American Bar Retirement Association (“ABRA”). The Plan is funded through a group annuity contract issued by Equitable…
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