Judge orders Treasury to produce Delphi documents in pension suit

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Published: Saturday, 21 June 2014 07:27
  David Shepardson | June 20, 2014
Thousands of Delphi pension recipients won a legal battle in their nearly five-year battle over the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.’s decision to assume the bankrupt auto supplier’s pensions.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington on Thursday ordered the Treasury Department to turn over documents shedding any light on the role of President Barack Obama’s auto task force in 2009 in the decision of auto supplier Delphi to terminate pension plans of its salaried workers. Sullivan also said Treasury must explore whether it can compel two former members of the auto task force, Matthew Feldman and Harry Wilson, to answer questions about their role ~~~

DSRA Responds to Opinion that "fairness is not the governing principle"

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Published: Monday, 31 March 2014 21:37
In a recent article published by The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio, comments were made Norm Stein, a law professor at Drexel University, who allowed the opinion that, based upon past history and statistics, the conclusion would be that retirees seeking restoration of their reduced pensions would not see a positive resolution.
DSRA's position, however, is that the Delphi salaried retirees' case has significant differences which are unique.  In most cases, pensioner claimants don't get past the first court hearing without the case being dismissed.  In this case, the plaintiffs on behalf of the retirees continue to win at each critical juncture despite the "slow walking" being done by the Federal Government Agencies.
The pessimism quoted in the Columbus Dispatch article stems from a lack of detailed knowledge of our case, including the assets, actuarial data, and the degree of illegal control the U.S. Treasury exerted over the PBGC.  These elements of the Delphi salaried retirees' case are like no other legal challenge the PBGC has faced and therefore defy the typical stereotypical opinions expressed.

Extension of HCTC Passes a Key Hurdle

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Published: Friday, 04 April 2014 09:39
  
Senator Portman seeks support from the Senate Finance Committee for extension of HCTC.
  
WASHINGTON April 3, 2014 —
An amendment to help Delphi salaried retirees who saw their pensions cut during the 2008-2009 auto bailout passed a key hurdle in the Senate Thursday after Ohio’s two senators successfully tucked the measure inSto a tax bill that now moves to the Senate floor.
Senator. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), successfully fought to extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit – a tax credit for retirees who lost their health care coverage when their companies entered into bankruptcy.  Both senators are members of the Senate Finance committee, which sent the bill and amendment to the full Senate.
The tax credit, which expired January 1, 2014, was used heavily by the Delphi salaried retirees who saw their pensions cut in the aftermath of the federal government’s $50 billion bailout of GM. Delphi. ~~  The tax credit makes health insurance more affordable by providing a 72.5 percent tax credit to eligible workers, allowing these workers to pay only a portion of their qualified health insurance.

Tom Green Emphasizes the Double Hit to Delphi Salaried Retirees

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Published: Wednesday, 12 March 2014 17:19
Tom Green
  

Tom Green, former executive, Delphi Corporation, spoke with Yuna Lee on WHIO on March 10, emphasizing the double hit to Delphi salaried retirees with the hardship of pensions reduced by the PBGC and also the drastic increase of health care insurance costs due to the loss of Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC).  Click here for video.

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