United States DC Circuit

Federal law authorized the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (created under ERISA) to enter into settlement agreements, thus termination of an airline employee pension plan, in line with such an agreement, was permissible.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/21/2003
• Decided 07/11/2003
• Published 07/11/2003

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and EDWARDS and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kathy L. Krieger argued the cause for appellants.   With her on the briefs was Edgar N. James.  Clay Warner and Michael E. Abram entered appearances.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey B. Cohen, Deputy General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were James J. Keightley, General Counsel, and John A. Menke and Paula J. Connelly, Senior Counsel., David P. Gersch argued the cause for appellees Pichin Corporation and Icahn Associates Corporation.   With him on the brief was John D. Daley.