U.S. High Court Reverses 6th Circuit Ruling On Retirees’ Lifetime Benefits

Mealey's (February 20, 2018, 10:44 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 20 issued a per curiam decision in an appeal over retiree’s health care benefits and reversed a ruling by a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel majority for the retirees, referencing a dissenting opinion that called the decision “Yard-Man [UAW v. Yard-Man, Inc., 716 F.2d 1476 (6th Cir. 1983)] re-born, re-built, and re-purposed for new adventures” (CNH Industrial N.V., et al. v. Jack Reese, et al., No. 17-515, U.S. Sup.)....