Komaniecki v. ITW Retirement Accumulation Plan

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION James Komaniecki, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Case No. 21-cv-2492 v. ) ) Judge Joan B. Gottschall Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Retirement ) Accumulation Plan, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER James Komaniecki (“Komaniecki”) filed this action under §§ 502(a)(1)(B) and (a)(3) of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”),

29 U.S.C. § 1001

et seq., against the administrator of his former employer’s defined benefit pension plan (“the plan”). See Compl. 1–2, ECF No. 1. His claims stem…