United States Second Circuit

Defendant must make contributions to plaintiffs pension and health funds where the written terms of plaintiffs participation agreements are enforceable, despite an alleged contrary unwritten understanding between the parties.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/30/2004
• Published 08/30/2004

Judges

• JACOBS, Circuit Judge., Before:  CARDAMONE, JACOBS, Circuit Judges, and KORMAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Howard Shapiro, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, New Orleans, LA (Edward P. Lynch and Glenn E. Butash, Pitney, Hardin, Kippp & Szuch LLP, Morristown, NJ, on the brief) for Defendant-Appellant United Parcel Service, Inc., Brian T. Ortelere, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Philadelphia, PA (Michael J. Sciotti, Hancock, Estabrook, Syracuse, NY, on the brief) for Plaintiffs-Appellees New York State Teamsters Conference Pension and Retirement Fund, New York State Teamsters Council Health and Hospital Fund, J. Dawson Cunningham, Frank Posato, Thomas Goodwin, Brian Masterson, John Bulgaro, Anthony Simoes, Daniel Schmidt and Don Little.