United States Seventh Circuit
Williams v. Rohm & Haas Pension Plan, 06-2555
In a suit charging that defendant violated ERISA by failing to include a cost-of-living adjustment in plaintiff's lump sum distribution from a pension plan, summary judgment for plaintiff and grant of class certification are affirmed where the terms of the plan violated ERISA because the cost-of-living adjustment was an accrued benefit as ERISA defines that term.
Appellate Information
- Argued 06/06/2007
- Decided 08/14/2007
- Published 08/14/2007
Judges
- KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- James T. Malysiak, Lee A. Freeman, Jr. (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant., Linda M. Doyle, McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, IL, M. Miller Baker (argued), McDermott, Will & Emery, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.