BASH v. FIRSTMARK STANDARD LIFE INS. CO.

No. 88-1122.

861 F.2d 159 (1988)

James F. BASH, et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, and William H. O'Brien, Jr. and Andrew Vogt, as unnamed members of the plaintiff class, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FIRSTMARK STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 7, 1988.

Order on Denial of Rehearing December 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Williams, Williams, Taylor & Schmits, Indianapolis, Ind., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Stanley C. Fickle, Barnes & Thornburg, Nicholas C. Nizamoff, White & Raub, Indianapolis, Ind., for defendants-appellees.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal, from the settlement of a class-action suit brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., with pendent claims under state common law, comes to us with an unusual procedural history.

The case began in 1984 when attorney Jerry Williams filed a complaint on behalf of four named plaintiffs who sought to represent...

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