· 10/22/2008
Orth v. Wisconsin State Employees Union, Council 24
Citations
- 546 F.3d 868
- 45 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1303
- 185 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2113
- 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 21883
- 2008 WL 4646051
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- employer breached fiduciary duty to retiree by deducting 100 percent of cost of his insurance benefits from retirement pay rather than 10 percent as specified by contract
- contract can be modified by subsequent dealings giving rise to inference of agreement to modify it
- \The prevailing although not unanimous view is that the signatory parties can alter the contract ....\
- plan may be evidenced by any documents “that describe the rights of beneficiaries or such things as how the plan is administered, how premiums are collected, etc.”
- referring to \the trust's annual distribution\
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Judges: Bauer, Posner, Williams
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