Dresel v. Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Battelle Memorial Institute
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Hawkins, McKeown, Christen
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Unpublished
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- Circuit
- Ninth Circuit
Related Laws
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Outcome
The appellate court affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Dresel, finding that the Plan abused its discretion by requiring him to be an 'active employee' to receive Early Retirement Benefits when plan language only required him to be a 'Member' (including former employees) aged 55-65 with ten years of credited service.
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