Legal Opinion

Peter G. Mein v. Carus Corporation, a Corporation, M. Blouke Carus, and Carus Corporation Capital Accumulation Plan

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 21, 2001No. 00-2618PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Common sense takes a beating in this suit, brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. What should have been a relatively simple matter has been dragging on for a decade. Peter G. Mein is attempting to force his former employer, Carus Corporation, to make certain contributions to his 401(k) plan, and whether he can succeed or not would seem to be a relatively easy question.

In 1979 Carus Corporation adopted a pension plan called the Carus Corporation Capital Accumulation Plan. As part of the plan, Carus contributed 4% of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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  4. Pens. Plan Guide (Cch) P 23944l Rosemary Riordan v. Commonwealth Edison CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by45 opinions

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