Legal Opinion
Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union v. Murdock
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 22, 1988No. 87-5654PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
This is an action for breach of fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1381 (1982) (ERISA). Plaintiffs contend that the district court erred in ruling that ERISA provides no remedy for breach of the fiduciary duty of loyalty after ERISA plan participants and benefi*1408ciaries have received their actuarially vested plan benefits. We hold that (1) when an ERISA fiduciary has profited by breaching his duty of loyalty to an ERISA plan, and (2) where imposing a constructive trust on the ill-gotten profits in favor of plan…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by39 opinions
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