BRENGETTSY v. LTV STEEL HOURLY PENSION PLAN

No. 00-2204.

241 F.3d 609 (2001)

Frank M. BRENGETTSY, on his own behalf and that of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LTV STEEL (REPUBLIC) HOURLY PENSION PLAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Boutwell (argued), Northbrook, IL, Phillip E. Sliwiak, Palatine, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Mark E. Schmidtke (argued), Hoeppner, Wagner & Evans, Valparaiso, IN, for defendants-appellees.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This class action suit under ERISA was filed by a retired employee of the LTV Steel Company. The principal defendants are two pension plans sponsored by LTV and the plaintiff's union (a detail we can ignore), one a defined benefit plan and the other a defined contribution plan. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants and also denied class certification.

A defined benefit plan entitles the plan participant to a...

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