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BROWN v. SANDIMO MATERIALS

Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act entitles defendants to a jury trial for plaintiffs' breach of contract claims alleging unpaid union...

GOODEN v. PROVIDENT LIFE & ACCIDENT INS. CO.

ERISA
Where the plan administrator has adequate reason to believe that claimant was not disabled at the time of his job termination, it is not an abuse of...

DISHMAN v. UNUM LIFE INS. CO. OF AM.

ERISA
ERISA does not preempt a state tort claim alleging that health insurer's private investigators violated claimant's privacy rights when investigating...

BILL GRAY ENTER., INC. EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELFARE PLAN v. GOURLEY

ERISA
A self-funded employee benefit plan with stop-loss insurance is not deemed an insurance provider under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29...

EICHORN v. AT&T CORP.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, ERISA
A no-hire agreement which is a valid covenant not to compete and is reasonable in scope does not violate the Sherman Act, but may still be unlawful as...

MURPHY v. RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INS. CO.

ERISA
A district court may not consider a contingency fee enhancement arrangement when calculating a fee award under ERISA's attorney's fee provision.

RIEDL v. GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.

ERISA
Where there are reasonable inferences either way as to whether plaintiff was disabled, the district court erred in granting his motion for summary...

S. CAL IBEW-NECA TRUST FUND v. STANDARD INDUS. ELEC. CO.

ERISA
ERISA does not preempt an employee benefit trust plan from seeking a stop payment, under California Civ. Code 3249 and 3181, to recover money owed for...

BOWMAN v. BOEHMER

ERISA
The unambiguous and plain language of the beneficiary designation controls where a participant in an ERISA-governed employee benefit plan was not yet...

BUCE v. ALLIANZ LIFE INS. CO.

ERISA
ERISA does not preempt application of Georgia state law that allows coverage exclusion for death by accidental means.