The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Rohm & Haas’ petition for writ of certiorari. On theOrder List for March 17th, the Court stated:
“07-906 ROHM AND HAAS PENSION V. WILLIAMS, GARY
The motion of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of
America for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted.
The motion of National Association of Manufacturers for leave to
file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition for a
writ of certiorari is denied.”
Rohm and Haas Pension was seeking review of a decision by the 7th Circuit granting summary judgment to a participant in the Rohm & Haas defined benefit plan. Now that the Supreme Court has denied cert., the decision by the 7th Circuit stands. A discussion of the 7th Circuit opinion is here.
[tags]Pension Protection Act, PPA, Supreme Court, Rohm, Haas, defined benefit, COLA, ERISA[/tags]
What does this mean to those who retired taking one time bulk payment..
Does anyone know where this stands?