MORIARTY v. LARRY G. LEWIS FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD.

No. 97-3894.

150 F.3d 773 (1998)

Thomas J. MORIARTY, Trustee of the Local Union No. 727 I.B.T. Pension Trust and of the Teamsters Local Union No. 727 Health and Welfare Fund, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LARRY G. LEWIS FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD. and Leyden Livery Service, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Allen (argued), Jacobs, Burns, Sugarman, Orlove & Stanton, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Alex V. Barbour (argued), Bates, Meckler, Bulger & Tilson, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Pension and health coverage through multi-employer plans is expensive — for the Teamsters' funeral industry plan in Chicago, about $7,000 per employee per year. Many firms therefore seek to limit coverage to the employees closest to retirement or at greatest risk of illness. Pension and welfare funds resist such efforts to leave them saddled with the bad risks, shorn of contributions from younger and healthier persons. In a series...

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