Legal Opinion
Gable v. Sweetheart Cup Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1994No. Nos. 94-1234, 94-1301PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge LUTTIG and District Judge TRAXLER joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
The question before us is whether a company violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., by decreasing its retirees’ medical benefits provided under an employee welfare benefit plan. We find that the company possessed a statutory right to amend or terminate the employee welfare benefit plan and that the plan documents in no way waived that right. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s grant…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Robert L. Musto v. American General CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- John Doe Firm Doe v. Group Hospitalization & Medical Services, D/B/A Blue Cross and Blue Shield of the National Capital AreaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Joanne W. Coleman v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company, & Third-Party v. Roofing Concepts, Incorporated, Third-Party Joanne W. Coleman v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company v. Roofing Concepts, Incorporated, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Degan v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Moore v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by105 opinions
- Robert D. Sprague, Plaintiffs-Appellees/cross-Appellants v. General Motors Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Frank M. Rosetto, Individually and as Representatives of a Class of Similarly Situated Persons v. Pabst Brewing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Bouboulis v. Transport Workers Union Of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- In Re Unisys Corp. Retiree Medical Benefit "Erisa" Litigation. Gerald E. Pickering, Fred Tonnies, William Leonhardt, Evelyn Schmidt, Dudley Keyes, David Kahl, Paul Wright, Robert Wilt, Clay Bernichon, Edward Valle, Robert B. Welsh, Solveig Tschann, Bernard J. Jansen, Donald I. Klippenstein, Frederick W. Hoppe, Ludson F. Worsham, Edwin Marjala and Warren Hall, Individually and on Behalf of All Members of the Sperry Class Previously Certified by the Court Whose Claims Have Not Been SettledCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Clay K. James v. Pirelli Armstrong Tire CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
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