by Allan Lengel The U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati has revived a legal battle between DTE and a retiree who alleges in a federal lawsuit that the company misled her about her pension plan, resulting in a potential loss of more than $1,000 a month.
The court, addressing what is expected to be a class action lawsuit representing potentially hundreds of employees, ruled 3-0 late last month that Leslie Nolan s lawsuit has merit. The ruling overturns a 2019 dismissal of the case in U.S. District Court in Detroit and directed the lower court to proceed with the case that alleges DTE misled Nolan and breached its pension promises.