WINNETT v. CATERPILLAR, INC.

No. 3:06-CV-00235.

496 F.Supp.2d 904 (2007)

Gary T. WINNETT, Freda Jackson-Chittum, Casper R. Harris, William H. Dailey, Calvin E. Grogan, Kenneth C. Hammer, and Charles A. Waterfield, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. CATERPILLAR, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, M.D. Tennessee, Nashville Division.

May 16, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth A. Alexander, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Nashville, TN, Kathryn E. Barnett, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Nashville, TN, Mark P. Chalos, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Nashville, TN, Kathleen C. Chavez, The Chavez Law Firm, P.C., Geneva, IL, Alexandra Coulter Cross, Harwell, Howard, Hyne, Gabbert & Manner, Nashville, TN, Robert M. Foote, Foote, Meyers, Mielke & Flowers, LLC, Geneva, IL, Jamie S. Franklin, Meites, Mulder, Mollica & Glink, Chicago, IL, Craig Vernon Gabbert, Jr., Harwell, Howard, Hyne, Gabbert & Manner, Nashville, TN, Shona B. Glink, Meites, Mulder, Mollica & Glink, Chicago, IL, Michael M. Mulder, Meites, Mulder, Mollica & Glink, Chicago, IL, David P. Neuman, Foote, Meyers, Mielke & Flowers, LLC, Geneva, IL, Karen Sheley, Meites, Mulder, Mollica & Glink, Chicago, IL, Jay E. Sushelsky, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs.

Derek Grady Barella, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, Lawrence Slade Eastwood, Jr., Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Nashville, TN, Columbus R. Gangemi, Jr., Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, Joseph J. Torres, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM

TRAUGER, District Judge.

Currently pending before the court is a motion to dismiss by the defendant (Docket No. 74), the plaintiffs' response thereto (Docket No. 80), and the defendant's reply to that response (Docket No. 90). For the reasons explained herein, the defendant's motion will be DENIED.

I. Introduction

This is an action for retiree health insurance benefits brought by eight former employees of the defendant...

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