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111730P.pdf 04/09/2012 Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Raymond Phillips
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 11-1730
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis
[PUBLISHED] [Bright, Author, with Loken and Shepherd, Circuit Judges]
Civil Case - ERISA. District court rejection of claim by older Northwest
pilots that retirement plan (MP3) illegally reduces or eliminates their
retirement benefit payments because of their age is affirmed. Promotions
and pay increases are correlated with age but are not reductions in
contributions because of age and neither are reductions due to service
ration and offets. District court did not reject expert's declaration and
on summary judgment this court reviews the record anew.