Pens. Plan Guide P 23919j T.A. Musick and James Character v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Inc.

The plaintiffs, TA Musick and James Character, appeal from the district court’s order granting the defendant, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., summary judgment. In 1994, almost four years after Goodyear had laid them off from their jobs, the plaintiffs filed suits claiming that the lay-offs were motivated by Goodyear’s desire to deprive them of retirement benefits, in violation of section 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1140. They sought back pay and benefits as well as retirement eligibility credit for the time they were laid-off. The district court…