Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
2017 Term
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Did the Sixth Circuit, over the compelling dissent of Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton, misinterpret this Court’s unanimous decision in M & G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett, 135 S. Ct. 926 (2015), and thus create conflicts both with the decisions of other circuits and within the Sixth Circuit itself, by employing rules of contract interpretation explicitly repudiated in Tackett to deem a general duration clause in the Collective Bargaining Agreement ambiguous, and then using extrinsic evidence to hold the healthcare benefits of the retiree class vested for life?
Case Updates
Supreme Court summarily reverses Sixth Circuit decision that adopted presumption in favor of imposing lifetime health benefits under collective bargaining agreements
February 20, 2018
Click here to view the opinion.
U.S. Chamber urges Supreme Court to restore clarity and uniformity to the interpretation of collective bargaining agreements and plans providing retiree health benefits
November 06, 2017
The U.S. Chamber, along with the National Association of Manufacturers, American Benefits Council, and Business Roundtable, filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant the petition for a writ of certiorari.
Stanley Weiner and Glen D. Nager of Jones Day served as co-counsel for the amici.
Case Documents
- Opinion -- Reese v. CNH Industrial N.V. (Sixth Circuit).pdf
- Cert. Petition -- CNH Industrial N.V. v. Reese (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- CNH Industrial N.V. v. Reese (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- ERISA Industry Committee Amicus Brief -- CNH Industrial N.V. v. Reese (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Brief in Opposition -- CNH Industrial N.V. v. Reese (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Reply Brief -- CNH Industrial N.V. v. Reese (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Opinion -- CNH Industrial N.V. v. Reese (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf