United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit under ERISA, summary judgment for the defendant is affirmed where: 1) there is no de novo review of the decision since the court must defer to the language of the trust; and 2) plaintiff does not qualify for benefits under a severance pay plan since he was offered a position similar with a salary equal to the previous one excluding fringe benefits.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/02/2008
• Decided 04/29/2008
• Published 04/29/2008

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Violet H. Borowski (argued), Daley, Debofsky & Bryant, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David K. Haase (argued), Littler Mendelson, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.