3rd Circuit Panel Affirms Company Didn’t Intend For Health Benefits To Vest

Mealey's (June 16, 2017, 4:06 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on June 15 affirmed summary judgment for Johnson Controls Inc. in an Employee Income Retirement Act lawsuit, saying that language in collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) and insurance booklets indicates that the company never intended for retirees’ health insurance benefits to vest (William Grove Sr., et al. v. Johnson Controls Inc., et al., No. 16-2178, 3rd Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 10615)....