Legal Opinion
Texas Carpenters Health Benefit Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided August 31, 1998No. 1:97CV625(TH)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HEARTFIELD, District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [19]. The Court heard argument on the motion May 6, 1998. Having considered the arguments of counsel, the papers submitted, the applicable law and the record in this case, the Court is of the opinion that the motion should be GRANTED.
I. Background
Plaintiffs are three union trust funds 1 (Funds) which provide comprehensive health care benefits to employees, retirees and then-dependents (Participants) through welfare benefit plans. Compl, ¶ 1. The Funds are governed by the Employment…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by16 opinions
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