Legal Opinion
Celi v. Trustees of Pipefitters Local 537 Pension Plan
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 28, 1997No. Civil Action 96-10297-GAOPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS, RULINGS and ORDER
O’TOOLE, District Judge.
This matter was tried to the Court sitting without a jury. Upon consideration of the evidence and the arguments of the parties, the Court makes the following findings of fact and rulings of law.
Findings of Fact
The plaintiff, Michael Celi, worked as a pipefitter for over seventeen years. He was a participant in two distinct employee benefit plans: the Pipefitters Local No. 537 Pension Plan (“the Pension Plan”) and the Pipefitters Local No. 537 Health and Welfare Plan (“the Health and Welfare Plan”).
The Pension Plan is a multi-employer defined…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Varity Corp. v. HoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Luis E. Rodriguez-Abreu v. The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- George Kwatcher v. Massachusetts Service Employees Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Cottrill v. Sparrow, Johnson & Ursillo, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by10 opinions
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