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Shea v. Road Carriers Local 707 Welfare Fund

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided April 14, 1993No. 92 Civ. 8225 (VLB)PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM ORDER

VINCENT L. BRODERICK, District Judge.

I

This case illustrates the difficulties confronted by a natural person in navigating through the reefs of complex legal structures and obtaining equitable treatment without being required to obtain legal counsel to do so. The courts cannot eliminate these problems, which flow from decisions made by those who draft intricate documents which ordinary citizens are expected to understand, frequently an unrealistic assumption. 1

Daniel Shea is an employee covered by the Road Carriers Local 707 Welfare Fund (the “Fund”), a jointly administered…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Charles Dowd Box Co. v. CourtneySupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Tafflin v. LevittSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. G. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc. v. Joseph Oat CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  5. Donovan v. DillinghamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Schueler v. Roman Asphalt Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1993
  2. Pagan v. NYNEX Pension PlanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
  3. Dickman v. F.D.R. VA HospitalDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1993
  4. Costantini v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
  5. Barbieri v. Hartsdale Post OfficeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994

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