Legal Opinion
Donald Tompkins v. Central Laborers' Pension Fun
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 13, 2013No. 12-1995PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
The Central Laborers’ Pension Fund (the “Fund”) terminated Donald J. Tompkins’s disability benefits because he became employed full-time and, therefore, no longer had a “total and permanent disability.” Tompkins, who brought this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., challenges the Fund’s interpretation of its definition of “total and permanent disability.” The Fund, which acknowledges that the relevant definition provision is ambiguous, argues that its interpretation is entitled to deference under the…
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