Legal Opinion
Daniel A. Spacek v. The Maritime Association, I L a Pension Plan, and Trustees of the Agreement of Trust
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 22, 1998No. 96-20480PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Daniel A. Spacek sued the Maritime Association — I.L.A. Pension Plan and its trustees, alleging that they wrongfully suspended payment of his early retirement benefits pursuant to a plan amendment adopted after he retired, in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and the common law of contracts. Both sides filed motions for summary judgment, and the district court granted in part and denied in part each motion. The district court granted Spacek’s motion for summary judgment on the basis that the application of the amendment to Spacek was arbitrary and…
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