Legal Opinion
Galenski v. Ford Motor Co. Pension Plan
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 21, 2008No. 07-1914Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
This case arises under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended by the Retirement Equity Act of 1984, 29 U.S.C. § 1056(d)(3). Defendant, Ford Motor Company, appeals from an award of summary judgment granted to plaintiff, Marilyn Galenski, the divorced wife of a former Ford employee, Joseph Galenski, who died at age 53, two years before he became eligible to receive any pension benefits under Ford’s pension plan. The district court mistakenly awarded plaintiff pension benefits based on what her deceased, ex-husband would have received…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Max I. Bittner v. Sadoff & Rudoy IndustriesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Cattin v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- Jay Burton Jones v. Walter E. Craven, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Galenski v. Ford Motor Co. Pension PlanDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2006