Legal Opinion
David L. Meredith, John Guddendorf, Ivar Kizans v. Allsteel, Incorporated and Dan T. Cosgrove, in His Capacity as Plan Administrator
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 10, 1994No. 92-3997PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Allsteel Inc. provided employees who retired by a certain date with early retirement benefits. Some employees who wanted the benefits did not retire in time. They sued Allsteel, claiming that they intended to retire within the required time, but did not do so because Allsteel misinformed them about the actual cut off date. They also claimed that Allsteel violated ERISA by this failure to properly notify them and by improperly reducing the early retirement benefits it provided. The district court, 814 F.Supp. 657, granted summary judgment for Allsteel and the employees…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Box v. A & P Tea Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Gordon B. Phillips, as Guardian of James G. Phillips v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, an Indiana CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Senkier v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- Todd v. AIG Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Wesley Flynn v. David G. SandahlCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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