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· 9/18/2007

Crown Cork & Seal Co. v. International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers

Citations

  • 501 F.3d 912
  • 41 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2104
  • 182 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2833
  • 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 22207
  • 2007 WL 2701208

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the provision promising coverage “until death” was “not explicit vesting language”
  • deciding a question on appeal rather than remanding because “remand would be inefficient and unnecessary”
  • “A clause expressly limiting the duration of the retirement health benefits to the duration of the [agreement] is inconsistent with an intent to vest health benefits for life.” (internal marks and citation omitted)

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Judges: Melloy, Bowman, Gruender

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