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NEUMA, INC. v. AMP, INC.

ERISA, Insurance Law
ERISA plan statement that defined "plan" by the insurance policy number, unambiguously referred to the insurance policy with that policy number, and...

JOHNSON v. ALLSTEEL, INC.

ERISA
Union-member employee has standing to challenge employer's alteration of pension plan giving it additional discretion to award benefits when agreement...

MOTION PICTURE INDUS. PENSION & HEALTH PLANS v. N.T. AUDIO VISUAL SUPPLY, INC.

ERISA
Trustees of employee pension plans must show that employer used employees for some covered work in order to shift the burden to the employer to prove...

BARRON v. UNUM LIFE INS. CO. OF AMERICA

ERISA
An ERISA plan administrator cannot, consistent with its fiduciary duty, rely on a general release executed by plaintiff, involving a different plan,...

IRON WORKERS FIELD PENSION TRUST v. LOOMIS SAYLES & CO.

ERISA
Under ERISA, a trust fund fiduciary cannot breach duties under 29 USC 1102 for violating the "spirit" of written investment guidelines.

HENSLEY v. NORTHWEST PERMANENTE P.C. RETIREMENT PLAN & TRUST

ERISA
Where a benefit plan vests the administrator with discretion to determine eligibility and court review is for abuse of discretion, administrators may...

DELTA FAMILY-CARE DISABILITY & SURVIVORSHIP PLAN v. MARSHALL

ERISA
In determining whether to terminate long-term disability benefits, plan administrators should look to the administrative record as a whole and should...

BULLOCK v. THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOC'Y OF THE US

ERISA
ERISA preempts claims that an employer terminated an employment contract to prevent the claimant from becoming eligible for pension benefits at age...

OPERATING ENG'RS LOCAL 139 HEALTH BENEFIT FUND v. GUSTAFSON CONSTR. CORP.

Contracts, ERISA
Where a party acts in conformance with the terms of a successor contract, the fact that it never executed the successor contract does not necessarily...

CENT. STATES, SOUTHEAST & SOUTHWEST AREAS PENSION FUND v. WHITE

ERISA
Defendants' upkeep and maintenance of the investment in their primary residence were personal activities, even though they benefited financially from...