Legal Opinion
Joseph C. Miller and Karen M. Miller v. Taylor Insulation Company and Jon Nelson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 4, 1994No. 94-1256PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
This is a suit for benefits under an employee welfare plan, with an alternative claim for breach of contract. The district judge held that the alternative claim was preempted and that the plaintiffs had no rights under ERISA, and he therefore granted summary judgment for the defendants and dismissed the suit. 794 F.Supp. 289 (C.D.Ill.1992).
Joseph Miller became the president of the principal defendant, Taylor Insulation Company, in 1973, and later the chairman of the board, the position that he held when he retired in 1979, at which time the company’s chief executive…
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