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Hoff v. Mayer, Brown & Platt

772 N.E.2d 263 (2002)

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Hoff v. Mayer, Brown & Platt

Illinois Appellate Court
772 N.E.2d 263 (2002)

Facts

William Hoff (plaintiff) was a partner in the law firm of Mayer, Brown & Platt (MBP) (defendant). At age 60, Hoff had worked at MBP for 36 years. Under an MBP plan, Hoff was qualified to receive retirement benefits if he retired. This plan defined retiring as either substantially ceasing the active practice of law on a permanent basis or having MBP determine that any post-retirement legal work was consistent with being retired. Hoff resigned from MBP and founded a new law firm. MBP paid Hoff all other financial benefits and did not contest his ability to work at the new firm. However, MBP determined that Hoff had not retired and refused to pay him retirement benefits. Hoff sued MBP, claiming that MBP’s no-work requirement for providing retirement benefits was an illegal noncompetition requirement. MBP moved to dismiss the claim, and the trial court dismissed it. Hoff appealed.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (McBride, J.)

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