Legal Opinion
Estate of Linda Faye Jones v. Children's Hospital and Health
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 13, 2018No. 17-3524PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
St. Eve, Circuit Judge.
Three days into retirement and three days before the start of her pension, Linda Faye Jones died. The Administrative Committee, which oversees the Children's Hospital and Health System, Inc. Pension Plan, denied the pension to Linda's daughter and beneficiary, Kishunda Jones. The Committee reasoned that only spouses are entitled to benefits under the Plan when a participant dies before the start of her pension. Because the Administrative Committee's decision was not arbitrary or capricious, we affirm.
I. Background
Linda worked for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin for 37…
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