Legal Opinion
Local Union 2134, United Mine Workers of America, Etc., Plaintiff v. Powhatan Fuel, Inc., Etc., Leroy Osborne, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 28, 1987No. 86-7543PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
In this case we review an order of the district court holding the president who was also the health plan fiduciary of a closely held corporation personally liable to the employee-beneficiaries based on the nonpayment of health plan premiums. The district court ruled that the president was a health plan fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), and that the president had breached his fiduciary duty to properly maintain insurance coverage, 640 F.Supp. 731. Because we hold the district court erred in holding the president personally liable, we…
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