Legal Opinion
Hughes Aircraft Co. v. Jacobson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 25, 1999No. 97-1287PublishedCited by 775 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
Five retired beneficiaries of a defined benefit plan, subject to the terms of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 88 Stat. 832, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 1001 et seq., filed a class action lawsuit against their former employer, Hughes Aircraft Company (Hughes), and the Hughes Non-Bargaining Retirement Plan (Plan). They claim that Hughes violated ERISA by amending the Plan to provide for an early retirement program and a noneontribu-tory benefit structure. The Ninth Circuit held that ERISA may prohibit these amendments. We reverse.
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According to the complaint, Hughes…
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