United States Ninth Circuit

Under the Labor Management Relations Act, the failure of a written agreement to specifically authorize employer contributions to the union trust benefit plan on the employee's behalf will make the employee ineligible for benefits.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/17/2000
• Decided 09/05/2001
• Published 09/05/2001

Judges

• BERZON, Circuit Judge:, Before:  KOZINSKI, HAWKINS, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• George W. Foley, Jr.,Pearson, Patton, Shea, Foley & Kurtz, Las Vegas, Nevada, for the plaintiff-appellant-cross-appellee., Andrews S. Brignone and Adam P. Segal, Schreck Morris, Las Vegas, Nevada, for the defendants-appellees-cross-appellants.