Legal Opinion
Mary Jane Forbush v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc., Pension Plan
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1993No. 92-1131PublishedCited by 215 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
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This is an interlocutory appeal from the district court’s refusal to certify a class. Plaintiff Mary Jane Forbush, a vested retiree under the J.C. Penney Company Pension Plan, sued Penney on behalf of herself and all those similarly situated. Forbush worked at a California Penney store from 1970 until 1983, when she was laid off at the age of 62. Under the applicable terms of the Penney pension plan, Forbush became eligible to receive her benefits when she reached the age of 65 in 1985. The plan in effect at that time, however, offset the money due…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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