Legal Opinion
McDermott v. Regan
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 16, 1993PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
The issue here is whether chapter 210 of the Laws of 1990, which changes the funding method for New York State Retirement Systems from an Aggregate Cost (AC) method to a Projected Unit Credit (PUC) method, violates article V, § 7 of the New York State Constitution, requiring that a system member’s benefits not be "diminished or impaired.” Supreme Court granted the plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment declaring sections 1 through 7 of chapter 210 unconstitutional. The Appellate Division affirmed.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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