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ORTH v. WISCONSIN STATE EMPLOYEES UNION COUNCIL 24

No. 07-2778.

546 F.3d 868 (2008)

Ronald P. ORTH and Eufemia B. Orth, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. WISCONSIN STATE EMPLOYEES UNION, COUNCIL 24, and Group Insurance Plan Wisconsin State Employees Union, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 22, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross Townsend (argued), Liebmann, Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry, Green Bay, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Kurt C. Kobelt (argued), Lawton & Cates, S.C., Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs in this suit under both ERISA and the Taft-Hartley Act charge the defendants, an employer and a welfare benefits plan, with having violated provisions of an ERISA plan contained in a collective bargaining agreement between the employer (Council 24 of the Wisconsin State Employees Union) and the union that represented Mr. Orth. The district judge granted summary judgment for the plaintiffs and also awarded them their attorneys...

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