6th Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing To Retirees Seeking Lifetime Health Benefits

Mealey's (May 7, 2019, 10:40 AM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued a mandate on April 4 after denying Hoover Co. retirees’ petition for rehearing en banc of a divided panel ruling that the obligation to provide lifetime health care benefits promised in multiple collective bargaining agreements (CBA) ended when the last CBA ended (Joseph Zino, et al. v. Whirlpool Corp., et al., Nos. 17-3851, 17-3860, 6th Cir.)....