Wasserstein v. The University of Chicago

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION BERNARD WASSERSTEIN, Plaintiff, Case No. 17-cv-6567 v. Judge John Robert Blakey UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Bernard Wasserstein sued his former employer, the University of Chicago, for allegedly breaching its fiduciary duty by altering certain faculty benefits in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA),

29 U.S.C. § 1001

et seq. [26]. Defendant moved for summary judgment. [27]. For the reasons explained below, this Court grants Defendant’s…