Legal Opinion

Theron M. McClain v. Retail Food Employers Joint Pension Plan and Board of Trustees of Retail Food Employers Joint Pension Plan

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 27, 2005No. 04-3360PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANION, Circuit Judge.

The Retail Food Employers Joint Pension Plan denied Theron McClain pension benefits. McClain sued the Plan and its board of trustees (collectively, “the Plan”) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). McClain specifically alleged that the Plan violated ERISA’s standard for handling accrued benefits. The district court granted summary judgment for the Plan. McClain appeals. We affirm.

McClain worked for the National Tea Company for sixteen years, from March 1957 to March 1973. During that period, he participated in the Plan. McClain left National Tea to…

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