Brooks v. Pactiv Corp.

Docket Number12-1155
Decision Date06 September 2013
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45 cases
  • Hillmann v. City of Chi.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of Illinois
    • March 31, 2014
    ...discharge if the actual motivation for the termination was the employee's pursuit of a workers' compensation claim.” Brooks v. Pactiv Corp., 729 F.3d 758, 768 (7th Cir.2013) (citing Siekierka v. United Steel Deck, Inc., 373 Ill.App.3d 214, 311 Ill.Dec. 374, 868 N.E.2d 374, 380 (3d Dist.2007......
  • Bartnett v. Abbott Labs.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of Illinois
    • October 2, 2020
    ...or discretionary responsibility in the administration of such plan. 29 U.S.C. § 1002(21) (emphasis added); Brooks v. Pactiv Corp. , 729 F.3d 758, 765 (7th Cir. 2013). "Because a person is deemed a fiduciary only ‘to the extent’ he or she exercises discretionary authority, ‘a person may be a......
  • Cohen v. Am. Sec. Ins. Co.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Seventh Circuit
    • November 4, 2013
    ...true, drawing reasonable inferences in Schilke's favor, and assessing whether it plausibly states any claim for relief. Brooks v. Pactiv, 729 F.3d 758, 763 (7th Cir.2013) (citing Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 173 L.Ed.2d 868 (2009)).1. Illinois Consumer Fraud Act The......
  • Bd. of Trs. of the Health & Welfare Dep't of the Constr. & Gen. Laborers' Dist. Council of Chi. & Vicinity v. Allison Enters., Inc.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of Illinois
    • August 27, 2014
    ...of ERISA must be someone "acting in the capacity of manager, administrator, or financial adviser to a 'plan.'" See Brooks v. Pactiv Corp., 729 F.3d 758, 765 (7th Cir. 2013) (quoting Pegram v. Herdrich, 530 U.S. 211, 222 (2000). ERISA defines fiduciary in functional terms of control and auth......
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