Legal Opinion

Elizabeth Clemons v. Norton Healthcare Inc. Retirement Plan

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 10, 2018No. 16-5063; 16-5124PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is the latest installment in an ERISA litigation saga that has spanned almost ten years. At the risk of oversimplifying their case, the Plaintiff-Retirees claim that Defendant Norton Healthcare, Inc. Retirement Plan ("Norton") underpaid them under the terms of the plan. The district court found that the plan was unambiguous in the Retirees' favor. We agree with the district court on most issues. However, because the Plan is ambiguous *259 in one crucial respect and may not comply with ERISA in another, we VACATE the district court's summary judgment order and…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited41 opinions

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