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Erven v. Blandin Paper Co.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a case brought against a plan and employer alleging improper calculation of lump sum benefits in violation of ERISA, summary judgment for...

Abbott v. State of Michigan

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, ERISA, Government Law
Dismissal of a putative class action brought by inmates alleging that defendants, Michigan and several of its agencies and officials, converted...

Langbecker v. Elec. Data Sys. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
Class certification of employees' ERISA action arising from defendants' alleged mismanagement of a company's 401(k) retirement plan is vacated and...

Chao v. Cmty. Trust Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Orders enforcing government agency's subpoena against a financial institution, denying a stay, and finding a financial institution in contempt are...

Chicago Dist. Council of Carpenters Welfare Fund v. Caremark, Inc.

Drugs & Biotech, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of a suit for breach of fiduciary duties under ERISA involving a prescription drug management plan is affirmed where defendant was not...

Trustees of the S. California Bakery Drivers Sec. Fund v. Middleton

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute between the trustees of two employee benefit plans over an agreement regarding the provision of certain benefits, summary judgment and an...

Holdeman v. Devine

Bankruptcy Law, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action suit brought by participants in an ERISA-governed medical benefit plan who were left with significant medical bills when their...

Retail Indus. Leaders Ass'ns v. Fielder

Administrative Law, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for plaintiffs, declaring that ERISA preempts Maryland's Fair Share Health Care Fund Act, which requires employers with 10,000 or...

United Steelworkers of Am. v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
A judgment compelling arbitration of a dispute brought by a union over a side agreement that limited company contributions to retiree healthcare...

Bakri v. Venture Mfg. Co.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA case arising from a company's deferred compensation plan, summary judgment for defendant holding that plaintiff-former employee was a...