United States Sixth Circuit

Plaintiff, a pension plan termination insurance program, successfully appeals the denial of a plan termination date, which allows it to avoid payment of unvested "shutdown" benefits to plan participants represented by defendant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/01/2004
• Published 10/01/2004

Judges

• Before:  BATCHELDER and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges;  STAFFORD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Susan E. Birenbaum, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Washington, DC, for Appellant. Lonie Anne Hassel, Groom Law Group, Washington, DC, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Susan E. Birenbaum, William G. Beyer, Roger Reiersen, Ralph L. Landy, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Washington, DC, Charles G. Cole, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC, for Appellant. Lonie Anne Hassel, Groom Law Group, Washington, DC, David R. Jury, United Steelworkers of America, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee.