United States Third Circuit

Plaintiffs must exhaust ERISA plan remedies prior to bringing breach of fiduciary claims against a former employer, where allegations amount to a claim for plan benefits, and such remedies are not shown to be futile.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/03/2002
• Decided 07/18/2002
• Published 07/18/2002

Judges

• ROTH, Circuit Judge., BEFORE:  ROTH and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges, POLLAK , District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Colleen E. Ramage, Ramage & Valles, Pittsburgh, PA, Gary F. Lynch, New Castle, PA, Theodore Goldberg, David B. Rodes, (argued), John T. Tierney, III, Goldberg, Persky, Jennings & White, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Glen D. Nager, Jack W. Campbell, IV, (argued), Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, D.C., Amy E. Dias, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Pittsburgh, PA, for appellees.