Legal Opinion
Fuller v. Fruehauf Trailer Corp.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided September 13, 1996No. 94-72333PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR CLASS ACTION CERTIFICATION
ROSEN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs, retired salaried employees of Defendant Fruehauf Trailer Corporation (“Defendant”), commenced this action on June 15,1994, alleging that Defendant violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., by failing to provide post-retirement medical benefits at company expense.1 *590Plaintiffs now seek certification of a class consisting of all those who are participants or beneficiaries of Defendant’s Salaried Retiree Medical Plan…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- In Re American Medical Systems, Inc. Pfizer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- 12 Fair empl.prac.cas. 451, 11 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,741 John Senter, Cross-Appellee v. General Motors Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Richard JOHNSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEORGIA HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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