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No. 17-515October Term 2017Decided Feb 20, 2018

Docket 17-515October Term 2017 (2017–2018)

CNH Industrial N.V., et al., Petitioners v. Jack Reese, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Feb 20, 2018
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedFeb 20, 2018
What it's about

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Question presented

Whether the Sixth Circuit’s decision is consistent with M & G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett, 135 S. Ct. 926 (2015) when it held, for the third time, that CNH contracted to provide vested lifetime retiree healthcare benefits to the Class, applying ordinary contract principles to the contractual language, finding at least an ambiguity as to vesting, and giving effect to the undisputed and extensive extrinsic evidence and admissions that the parties intended to vest the benefits.

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit / Decision released Feb 20, 2018

Area

Business and Regulation

Timing

Decided February 20, 2018

The Court released its decision on February 20, 2018 without hearing oral argument.

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Jul 3, 2026
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