SAVELA v. CITY OF DULUTH

No. A09-2093.

806 N.W.2d 793 (2011)

Paula SAVELA, Appellant, v. CITY OF DULUTH, Respondent

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

November 23, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelly M. Marquardt , Don L. Bye , Duluth, MN, for appellant.

John M. LeFevre, Jr. , Mary D. Tietjen , and Peter G. Mikhail , Kennedy & Graven, Chartered, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent.


OPINION

STRAS, Justice.

At issue in this case is the interpretation of approximately 60 collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) between the City of Duluth and its employees. Subject to certain conditions and exceptions, the CBAs guarantee retired City employees health insurance benefits "to the same extent as active employees." The dispute centers on the meaning of that phrase—specifically whether the phrase guarantees health insurance benefits to...

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