Retiree health benefits--no emotional distress damages. Yolton v. El Paso Tennessee Pipeline Co., 2008 WL 275685 (E.D.Mich. 1/31/08).
Plaintiffs are not entitled to emotional distress damages under the Labor-Management Relations Act (LMRA) when an employer breaches a collective bargaining agreement by failing to provide retiree health benefits. Plaintiffs may recover damages for the cost of replacement insurance incurred as a result of such a breach.
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