Legal Opinion
Jensen v. Sipco, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided August 6, 1993No. C 89-4068PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER
DONALD E. O’BRIEN, Senior District Judge.
This matter comes before the court following a trial to the bench. Four retirees filed a class action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. (ERISA), against two corporate defendants. The four plaintiffs, retirees, seek unchanged lifetime medical benefits they claim the class was promised.
This case revolves around a single issue: Does ERISA permit an employer to revise summary plan descriptions for welfare plans by adding reservation-of-rights…
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