Lauderdale v. Eugene Water & Electric Board

In 1990, 2003, and 2004, the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) increased the amount that it required its retired employees to contribute to the cost of their company-sponsored retiree health care benefits and that current employees would have to contribute for those benefits when they retired. Shortly after the last increase, plaintiffs — five retired employees, the widow of a retired employee, and a then-current employee anticipating retirement — brought this action, alleging that the increase in cost amounted to a breach of contract and seeking specific performance of the original,…