Legal Opinion
Corley v. Hecht Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 18, 1982No. Civ. A. 79-2474PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge:
The question presented in this proceeding is whether an employer serving as the fiduciary of an employee benefit group life insurance plan (Plan) violates its fiduciary duties by using dividends from the Plan to recoup voluntary contributions to the Plan made by him. The plaintiff, Louise Corley, alleges that her employer, The Hecht Company, and the parent company, May Department Stores (May), have violated their fiduciary obligations imposed by common law and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act), 29…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- National Labor Relations Board v. Amax Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Pennzoil Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Edward A. Challenger v. Local Union No. 1 of the International Bridge, Structural, and Ornamental Ironworkers, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Gilliam v. EdwardsDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1980
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Whitworth Bros. Storage Company v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Bower v. Bunker Hill Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Dameron v. Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1984
- Foltz v. U.S. News & World Report, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1986
- Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild Local 35 v. Washington Star Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
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