Legal Opinion
LaBrosse v. Trustees of the Asbestos Workers Local 47 Retirement Trust Plan
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided March 26, 2001No. 1:00-cv-00582PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT HOLMES BELL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, 1 participants in the Asbestos Workers Local 47 Retirement Trust Plan (the “Plan”), and “pensioners” under the terms of the Plan, filed this action against the Plan and its Trustees, 2 challenging amendments to the Plan which affect the calculation of their retirement benefits. The parties have filed cross-motions for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow this Court finds in favor of the Defendants.
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The Plan is an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of 29 U.S.C. § 1002(2)(A), and is accordingly governed by the…
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