COCKER v. TERMINAL R.R. ASS'N OF ST. LOUIS PENSION

No. 15-2690.

817 F.3d 337 (2016)

Roger G. COCKER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TERMINAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS PENSION PLAN FOR NONSCHEDULE EMPLOYEES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 16, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James I. Singer , Attorney, Matthew Bonfield Leppert , Attorney, Schuchat, Cook & Werner, St. Louis, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Richard J. Pautler , Attorney, Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


The plaintiff is a participant in a retirement plan (we'll call it the Terminal Plan) governed by ERISA; the defendant is the plan. The plan document provides that "the retirement income benefit payable under this Plan shall be offset by the amount of retirement income payable under any other defined benefit plan . . . to...

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