Legal Opinion
Bixler v. Central Pennsylvania Teamsters Health & Welfare Fund
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 28, 1993No. 93-7048PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROTH, Circuit Judge:
Lucinda Bixler appeals from a district court order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants Central Pennsylvania Teamsters Health’ and Welfare Fund (the “Fund”) and Drivers, Inc. This case concerns the source and, scope of an ERISA fiduciary’s duty to one of its beneficiaries. We hold that a direct action for breach of fiduciary duty exists in the “other appropri*1294ate equitable relief’ clause of ERISA § 502(a)(3)(B), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(3)(B) (1988 & Supp.1991).1 Because the district court did not rule on Mrs. Bixler’s breach of fiduciary duty…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- FMC Corp. v. HollidaySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Goodman v. Mead Johnson & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Central Transport, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Laborers Health & Welfare Trust Fund v. Advanced Lightweight Concrete Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Varity Corp. v. HoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Faircloth v. Lundy Packing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- Reitz v. County of BucksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- In Re Unisys Corp. Retiree Medical Benefits ErisaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
- Ranke v. Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
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