[magooey]

Justice Clarence Thomas, writing on behalf of the court, said the appeals court had not used the correct legal analysis.

Thomas wrote that "when a contract is silent as to the duration of retiree benefits, a court may not infer that he parties intended those benefits to vest for life."

Just how many years after someone retires, does he cease being a retiree?

[Balding_Eagle]

He is a retiree for the rest of his life, but SCOTUS said that that doesn’t mean the benefits last that long.

From the ruling, I think the party who should be sued is the union.