Legal Opinion
Operating Engineers Pension Trust v. Gilliam
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1984No. Nos. 83-5929, 83-6367PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Trust Funds brought suit against Bill W. Gilliam pursuant to section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (LMRA), 29 U.S.C. § 185(a), and section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1132. Gilliam, the Trust Funds alleged, owed more than $365,000 in fringe benefit contributions required under a collective bargaining agreement. After hearing evidence, the district court ruled that no valid collective bargaining agreement ever existed and Gilliam therefore was not obligated to make benefit contributions. The…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- H. K. Porter Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Hummell v. S. E. Rykoff & Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Jim McNeff, Inc. v. ToddSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- William Waggoner v. Robert Lee DallaireCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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