The following excerpt is from Byrnes v. Raytheon Co., D.C. No. 4:06-cv-00032-DCB, No. 08-16984, No. 08-16985 (9th Cir. 2012):
13.The CBAs' use of specific durational language to limit the employer's obligations to a fixed period for each retireei.e., until the retiree attains age 65, and for similarly fixed periods for spouses and dependants differentiates this case from those in which courts have recognized the employer's "natural[ ] reluctan[ce] to saddle itself with [the] indefinite future obligations" inherent in a promise to provide benefits for life. Bidlack v. Wheelabrator Corp., 993 F.2d 603, 609 (7th Cir. 1993) (en banc) (emphasis added).
14.29 U.S.C. 1002(22) states:
Section 1002(23) declares:
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