MATTHEWS v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Nos. 117638, 117713, 117728.

51 N.E.3d 753 (2016)

402 Ill. Dec. 1

2016 IL 117638

Jerry MATTHEWS et al., Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY et al. (Retirement Plan for Chicago Transit Authority Employees et al., Appellants and Cross-Appellees).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 5, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Timothy Eaton and Elizabeth E. Babbitt , of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Katherine S. Paulson , Elliott M. Bacon , Alexander S. Vesselinovitch and Daniel J. Polatsek , of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Richard W. Burke and Aaron H. Stanton , of Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C., and James D. O'Connell , all of Chicago, and David R. Godofsky , of Alston & Bird, LLP, of Washington, DC, for appellants Retirement Plan et al.

J. Peter Dowd , Justin J. Lannoye , George A. Luscombe III and Elizabeth L. Rowe , all of Dowd, Bloch, Bennett & Cervone, of Chicago, for appellants Jerry Matthews et al.

James P. Daley , David M. Novak and James D. Thomas , of Jackson Lewis P.C., and Karen G. Seimetz , Stephen L. Wood , and Rachel L. Kaplan , all of Chicago, for appellant Chicago Transit Authority.

Roger Huebner , of Springfield, and Stephen R. Patton , Corporation Counsel, of Chicago ( Benna Ruth Solomon , Jane Elinor Notz , Myriam Zreczny Kasper and Sara K. Hornstra , of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Municipal League et al.

Joseph M. Gagliardo , Thomas S. Bradley and Lawrence Jay Weiner , of Laner Muchin, LTD., of Chicago, for amicus curiae Northeast Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation.


OPINION

¶ 1 At issue in this appeal is the enforceability of plaintiffs' rights to retiree health care benefits as set forth in the 2004 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Amalgamated Transit Union Locals 241 and 308...

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