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BOCK v. COMPUTER ASSOC. INT'L, INC.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
A severance payment plan governed by ERISA may be evaluated under general contract principles, without regard for the intent of either party.

EINHORN v. FLEMING FOODS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.

Contracts, ERISA
Although a literal interpretation of a provision in a collective bargaining agreement may be reasonable, if another interpretation is also reasonable,...

MORIARITY v. PEPPER

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Employer who agrees to abide by multi-employer organization's constitution in application to organization does not necessarily agree to comply with...

GALMAN v. THE PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AM.

ERISA
Plaintiff waived a claim that he was entitled to disability benefits for one month before he returned to work by failing to raise the issue during...

MIDWEST CMTY. HEALTH SERV., INC. v. AM. UNITED LIFE INS. CO.

ERISA
An insurer can be liable as an ERISA fiduciary for failing to disclose material information about member rights under a group annuity contract.

CENT. STATES, SOUTHEAST & SOUTHWEST AREAS PENSION FUND v. BOMAR NAT'L, INC.

ERISA
An employer disputing the time that it withdrew from an ERISA multi-employer pension plan remains liable for interim withdrawal of liability fund...

S.D. MYER, INC. v. CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

Constitutional Law, ERISA
City ordinance that requires city contractors to provide benefits to domestic partners does not facially violate the Dormant Commerce Clause.

MYERS v. HERCULES, INC.

ERISA
Where plaintiff's physician reports that plaintiff is totally disabled, an ERISA review re-interpreting the report to mean that plaintiff is not...

O'CONNOR v. COMMONWEALTH GAS CO.

ERISA
An early retirement incentive that is little more than a lump-sum severance package is not an ERISA-covered plan even if other provisions might tend...

GOLDSTEIN v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON

ERISA
A written clause in a "top hat" ERISA plan that explicitly grants the plan administrator authority to interpret the plan's terms may be valid, subject...