GM Retiree’s Courtroom Delay Dooms Viable Pension Credit Lawsuit

A General Motors Co. retiree entitled to higher pension benefits nevertheless lost his lawsuit because he missed a court filing deadline, a federal judge ruled.

The retiree’s GM-sponsored retirement plan entitles him to pension credit for five years he spent working for American Sunroof Corp. before he transitioned to GM under a joint venture between the companies, Judge Greg N. Stivers said Wednesday. The plan says credit will be determined based on an employee’s seniority status, and the joint venture allowed American Sunroof workers to retain seniority rights when they transferred employers, the judge said for the US District Court ...