PABST BREWING CO., INC. v. CORRAO

No. 97-4208.

161 F.3d 434 (1998)

PABST BREWING COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jack S. CORRAO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Bitting, Dean E. Dennis (argued), Hill, Farrer & Burrill, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

William A. Wertheimer, Jr. (argued), Southfield, MI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Michael Schloss (argued), Department of Labor, Office of Solicitor, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

There was a time when the beer industry in Milwaukee was king, and Pabst Brewing Company was an important member of the royal court. At least with respect to Pabst's role in Milwaukee, those days are over. In its struggle to survive, Pabst looked around for ways to save money and hit upon the level of welfare benefits it was paying to its retired employees as a potential place for cuts. When it terminated certain employee benefits for...

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