Legal Opinion
Bower v. Bunker Hill Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 14, 1984No. 83-3634PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Former employees of The Bunker Hill Company brought suit alleging that the Company improperly discontinued retirement medical insurance when it ceased operations. The district court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that these insurance benefits were not vested. The employees appeal this ruling. We vacate the grant of summary judgment and remand for additional proceedings.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The Bunker Hill Company (“Bunker Hill”) began a pension plan for its employees in 1940. In 1956, negotiations with the hourly employees’…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Allied Chemical & Alkali Workers of America, Local Union No. 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (Uaw), and Local 134, Uaw v. Yard-Man, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania v. Argonaut Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Bank of California, N. A. v. W. H. Opie, California Union Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Castaneda v. Dura-Vent Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by70 opinions
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- Hugh Edwards v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Deborah C. Howard v. Gleason Corporation and Alliance Tool CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- John Ryan, on Behalf of Himself and a Class of Others Similarly Situated v. Chromalloy American CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- American Federation of Grain Millers v. International Multifoods Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
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