Burns v. Orthotek Inc. Employees Pension Plan & Trust
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Philip P. Simon
- Nature of Suit — the legal category of the dispute
- 440 Civil rights other
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- summary judgment
- State
- Indiana
- Circuit
- Seventh Circuit
Related Laws
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Claim Types
Outcome
The court granted the pension plan's motion for summary judgment, holding that the spousal consent form signed by Mrs. Burns was valid and effective to waive her pension benefits despite lacking a notary or plan representative witness, as the form adequately acknowledged the effect of the election and the statutory requirement was satisfied.
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