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MAZZEI v. ROCK-N-AROUND TRUCKING, INC.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Trucking company is not required to collect contributions from its owner-drivers for labor union's pension plan under the company's collective...

JACKSON v. FORTIS BENEFITS INS.

ERISA
ERISA does not allow an award of interest for delay in payment of back benefits.

INGRAM v. MARTIN MARIETTA LONG TERM DISABILITY INCOME PLAN FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES OF TRANSFERRED GE OPERATIONS

ERISA
A court should review a plan administrator's denial of benefits under a de novo standard if the ERISA plan does not explicitly state that the plan has...

LEVINSON v. RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INS. CO.

ERISA
If record is complete, a court need not remand an ERISA disability claim back to plan administrator if it found that administrator acted arbitrarily...

GARRATT v. KNOWLES

ERISA
Where employer's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan is a "top hat" plan, as its purpose is to avoid limitations of the Internal Revenue Code, and...

PRYZBOWKSI v. US HEALTHCARE, INC.

ERISA
A claim that a HMO delayed providing benefits considers the administration of benefits, rather than the quality of medical treatment performed, so...

FROMM V. PRINCIPAL HEALTH CARE OF IOWA, INC.

ERISA, Insurance Law
ERISA exemption of "governmental plan[s]" from coverage precludes a city employee's ERISA claim for denial of health benefits under the city's health...

MED. MUT. OF OHIO v. DESOTO

ERISA
California law governs the defendant's employee welfare benefit plan with plaintiff where the place of performance was California, and defendant...

FLANIGAN v. GEN. ELEC. CO.

ERISA
Under 29 USC 1104(a)(1), an acquiring company owes no fiduciary duty to employees that left the acquired company before the acquisition.

BLYLER v. HEMMETER

Bankruptcy Law, ERISA
ERISA plan fiduciaries are also fiduciaries within the meaning of 11 USC 523(a)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code.