United States Second Circuit

In a suit for pension benefits, the pension benefits plan at issue is an ERISA-protected employee benefits plan, and the district court erred in dismissing the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/23/2004
• Published 12/23/2004

Judges

• MINER, Circuit Judge., Before:  MINER, CABRANES, and STRAUB, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard B. Ziskin, The Ziskin Law Firm, LLP, Commack, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David W. New, Herbert New & David W. New, P.C., Bloomfield, NJ, (Herbert New, on the brief) for Defendants-Appellees.