George G. BLESSITT and Willie Neal, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
RETIREMENT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF DIXIE ENGINE CO., et al., Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
July 8, 1988.
July 8, 1988.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
James S. Altman, Richard D. Ellenberg, P.C., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.
David M. Leonard, Hugh C. Griffin, Atlanta, Ga., Larry A. Hansen, Carol B. Kiersky, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.
Hugh C. Griffin, Lord, Bissell, & Brook, Chicago, Ill., for Retirement Plan.
Harry V. Lamon, Jr., Kenneth R. Russell, Jr., Martha McGhee Glisson, Atlanta, Ga., for amicus curiae American Society of Pension Actuaries.
Gary M. Ford, Office of Gen. Counsel, Pension Ben. Guar., Edward Thomas Veal, Jeanne K. Beck, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae Pension Ben. Guar. Corp.
Christopher Mackaronis, American Assn. of Retired Persons, Steven S. Zaleznick, Cathy Verbtrell-Monsees, Washington, D.C., Norman Stein, University of Alabama, School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Ala., for amicus curiae American Ass'n of Retired Persons.
Steven J. Sacher, John Will Ongman, Evan Miller, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae Ass'n of Private Pension & Welfare Plans.
William L. Sollee, Daniel B. Stone, Laurie E. Keenan, Kurt L.P. Lawson, Washington, D.C., for amicus The Nat. Employee Benefits Institute.
Robin S. Conrad, Nat. Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae Chamber of Commerce.
Karen W. Ferguson, Pension Rights Center, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae Pension Rights Center.
Before RONEY, Chief Judge, TJOFLAT, HILL, FAY, VANCE, KRAVITCH, JOHNSON, HATCHETT, ANDERSON, CLARK, and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The narrow but important issue in this case is whether, when a defined benefit plan terminates, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") requires that a defined benefit plan pay an employee the full, unreduced pension benefit the employee would have received had he continued to work until normal retirement age. We conclude that when a plan terminates, ERISA does not require that employees...
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