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HOP Energy, L.L.C. v. Local 553 Pension Fund

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a case in which a company sought an exemption from withdrawal liability under the Multi-Employer Pension Plan Amendments Act because it had sold...

Dickens v. Aetna Life Insurance Co.

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employee's ERISA suit arising out of the termination of long-term disability benefits under his employer-sponsored plan, an appeal by the claims...

Santomenno v. John Hancock Life Insurance Co. (U.S.A.)

ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against an insurance company and its affiliates under ERISA and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (ICA) for allegedly charging the...

Sec'y of Labor v. Doyle

ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by the Secretary of Labor against individuals arising from their alleged breach of fiduciary duties to a union health benefit plan...

Estate of Kensinger v. URL Pharma, Inc.

ERISA, Family Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In an action by a decedent's estate against an ERISA plan administrator and the decedent's ex-wife, who was a named beneficiary on her ex-husband's...

Skinner v. Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B

ERISA, Remedies
In an ERISA suit, the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendants is affirmed, where: 1) reform of the terms of the plan's master...

Arditi v. Lighthouse International

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an employee's suit against his employer for breach of contract with respect to pension benefits: 1) the district court's denial of the plaintiff's...

Shaver v. Siemens Corp.

Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action by former employees alleging that the employer and its retirement plans violated ERISA by refusing to provide them with permanent...

Federal Insurance Co. v. International Business Machines Corp.

Attorney's Fees, ERISA, Insurance Law
In a suit in which an insurer requested a declaration that its policy provided no coverage for any amount payable by the insured in settlement of an...

Arditi v. Lighthouse Int'l

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a lawsuit against an employer seeking retirement benefits, originally brought in state court and removed to federal court, the district court's...