United States Third Circuit

Defendant-employer's denial of plaintiff's claim for early retirement benefits was not arbitrary and capricious where the denial was compelled by the plain language of the retirement plan.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/11/2005
• Decided 08/29/2005
• Published 08/29/2005

Judges

• Before ALITO and BECKER, Circuit Judges, and SHADUR, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Terrence H. Murphy, William M. Hassan (Argued), Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John E. Quinn (Argued), Sharon J. Newbrander, Evans Portnoy Quinn & O'Connor, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee.