Legal Opinion
Cates v. Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided May 13, 2008No. Case 3:06CV0940PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JAMES G. CARR, Chief Judge.
This is a dispute over post-retirement health benefits. Plaintiffs Earl Cates, Bobbie Grammar and Rita Kervin allege that Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. [Cooper] — an Ohio-based tire manufacturer and retailer, breached a pension and insurance agreement [Agreement] allegedly requiring it to pay their medical benefits’ costs for life and, thereby, also breached a fiduciary duty it owed them. Cates, a former employee of Cooper, and Grammar and Kervin, spouses of former Cooper employees, allege violations of §§ 502(a)(1)(B) and 502(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Cates v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 2008
- Winnett v. Caterpillar, Inc.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2008