Legal Opinion

Galvan v. SBC Pension Benefit Plan

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 23, 2006No. 04-51214UnpublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Laura Galvan appeals the dismissal, for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, of her claims arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq. (ERISA). She contends: SBC Pension Benefit Plan, SBC Communications, Inc. (the Plan’s sponsor and coordinator), and Mellon Financial Corporation (the Plan’s outside claims administrator) wrongfully deprived her of Plan benefits; and the Plan’s fiduciaries breached their fiduciary duties toward the Plan when, inter alia, they misalloeated under a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO).…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Robert J. Meza v. General Battery Corporation and Provident Life and Accident Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  2. Jack D. Denton v. First National Bank of Waco, TexasCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  3. Ruetta Paris, Mildred Cawthon and Marge Kane v. Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of Howard B. Wolf, Inc. And Eugene K. FriesenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Cecilia Nichols v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Docket No. 04-1445-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
  5. Bombardier Aerospace Employee Welfare Benefits Plan v. Ferrer, Poirot and Wansbrough, Ferrer, Poirot and Wansbrough Steven MestemacherCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Hitchcock v. Cumberland University 403(b) DC PlanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2017
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  4. Patrick Smith v. Robert RoeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
  5. Calder v. SBC Pension Benefit PlanDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2008

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