Sixth Circuit Upholds Plan's Interpretation of Ambiguous Spousal Benefit Provision

In Lipker v. AK Steel Corporation, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 22390 (6th Cir. October 31, 2012), the plaintiff applied for the surviving spouse benefit under the AK Steel Pension Plan (the “Plan”) when her husband, a retired employee of defendant AK Steel Corporation who was receiving a pension benefit under the Plan, died.  Her application was granted, but her monthly surviving spouse benefit was considerably smaller than she had expected.

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