Legal Opinion
Donovan v. Dillingham
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 15, 1982No. 80-7879PublishedCited by 427 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
The Secretary of Labor pursuant to his authority under ERISA1 § 502(a), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a), brought this action against the trustees of Union Insurance Trust (UIT) and businesses owned and operated by them, alleging they are fiduciaries2 subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions contained in Part 4 of Title I of ERI-SA, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1101 et seq. Fiduciary duties under ERISA, however, arise only if there are employee benefit plans as defined *1370by the Act. The district court held that this case is controlled by Taggart Corp. v. Life & Health Benefits Administration,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Murray Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Wayne Chemical, Inc., Robert C. Tribolet and Thomas C. Tribolet v. Columbus Agency Service CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- The Taggart Corporation v. Life and Health Benefits Administration, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Eversole v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 1980
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3Cited by427 opinions
- Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. CoyneSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Memorial Hospital System v. Northbrook Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Martin Hansen, Cross-Appellee v. The Continental Insurance Company and Commercial Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Custer v. Pan American Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Frank Landry v. Air Line Pilots Association International Afl-Cio, Taca Airlines, S.A. And Charles J. HuttingerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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