John Depenbrock v. Cigna Corp. Cigna Pension Plan

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• holding impermissible the ratification of cash balance plan conversion amendment because participant had right to receive benefits under pre- amendment plan
• \[A]n amendment is ineffective if it is inconsistent with the governing instruments. . . . ERISA specifies that a valid amendment can only be made in the manner specified in the plan document.\
• “[A]n amendment is ineffective if it is inconsistent with the governing instruments.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).