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CALHOON v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES

ERISA, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiffs' claim for restitution of medical bills and costs under 29 U.S.C. Sec. 1132(a)(3)(B) was a claim for legal relief and is precluded by...

IN RE: ALLSTATE INS. CO.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
The district court erred in certifying a class of plaintiffs under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(2), who allege that their employer constructively discharged...

PENNY/OHLMANN/NIEMAN, INC. v. MIAMI VALLEY PENSION CORP.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment against plaintiff's suit, alleging defendant mismanaged the retirement plans for its employees, is reversed where the district court...

WHITAKER v. HARTFORD LIFE INS. CO.

ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
An ERISA plan administrator is not bound by a Social Security disability determination when reviewing a claim for benefits under an ERISA plan.

FORD v. ITT HARTFORD INS. GROUP

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claim for long-term disability benefits under ERISA is affirmed where ERISA claims may not be brought against the claims...

MINADEO v. ICI PAINTS

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit under sections 1024 and 1025 of ERISA, which require a benefits plan administrator to furnish benefits-related documents...

REGISTER v. HONEYWELL FED. MFG.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's claim, alleging that the outsourcing of jobs violated section 510 of ERISA, is dismissed where defendant-employer articulated legitimate,...

RAMSEY v. FORMICA CORP.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
A temporary restraining order is not an authorized form of relief under ERISA.

SEC v. EIGHTH DIST. ELEC. PENSION FUND

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
The district court's approval of a receivership plan distribution is affirmed where a district court's power to supervise an equity receivership and...

ABRAM v. CARGILL, INC.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a disability benefits dispute, defendant-plan administrator's review process was neither full nor fair, as plaintiff was not provided access to a...