Legal Opinion
Grubbs v. United Mine Workers of America
District Court, W.D. Arkansas
Decided February 21, 1989No. Civ. 87-2207PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
H. FRANKLIN WATERS, Chief Judge.
This case is currently before the court on plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability. At issue are the interpretations of the National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement and the United Mine Workers of America 1974 Benefit Plan and Trust, a multi-employer welfare benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461.
The history of the 1974 Benefit Plan and the various related National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreements is somewhat involved. An excellent recapitulation of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Reuben J. Katz, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Carte Blanche CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Olga Zdanok v. The Glidden Company, Durkee Famous Foods Division, Frank T. Alexander v. The Glidden Company, Durkee Famous Foods DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Blau v. Del Monte Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Unity Real Estate Company, No. 97-3234 v. Marty D. Hudson Michael H. Holland Thomas O.S. Rand Elliott A. Segal Carlton R. Sickles Gail R. Wilensky William P. Hopgood Trustees of the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund Thomas F. Connors Robert Wallace Trustees of the 1992 United Mine Workers of America Benefit Plan United States of America (Intervenor in District Court), Ltv Corporation (Ltv), Nacco Industries, Inc. (Nacco) Amicus Curiae. Barnes and Tucker Company, No. 97-3236 v. Marty D. Hudson, Trustee of the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund and Trustee of the 1992 United Mine Workers of America Benefit Plan Michael H. Holland, Trustee of the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund and Trustee of the 1992 United Mine Workers of America Benefit Plan Thomas O.S. Rand, Trustee of the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund Elliott A. Segal, Trustee of the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund Carlton R. Sickles, Trustee of the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund Gail R. Wilensky, Trustee of the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund William P. Hopgood, Trustee of the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund Thomas F. Connors, Trustee of the 1992 United Mine Workers of America Benefit Plan Robert G. Wallace, Trustee of the 1992 United Mine Workers of America Benefit Plan United States of America (Intervenor in the District Court), Ltv Corporation (Ltv), Nacco Industries, Inc. (Nacco) Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- United Mine Workers Ex Rel. Rabbit v. NobelDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
- Templeton Coal Co., Inc. v. ShalalaDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1995
- CF & I Steel Corp. v. Conners (In Re CF & I Fabricators of Utah Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1994
- In Re Chateaugay Corp. v. ShalalaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1993
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