Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Pension Plan of Bethlehem Steel Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 17, 1995No. 93-36089PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must delve into complex issues of statutory and contractual interpretation as we determine a company’s liability for shutdown pension benefits following sale and eventual closure of a steel plant.
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The appellants are former employees of Bethlehem Steel Corporation (“BSC”), who seek various pension benefits from their former employer. While they were employed at BSC, BSC and the United Steel Workers of America entered into a Pension Agreement (“Agreement”), a collectively bargained agreement governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29…
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