Legal Opinion
John H. Freeman, M.D., Cross-Appellee v. Jacques Orthopaedic and Joint Implant Surgery Medical Group, Inc., Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 5, 1983No. 83-5655, 83-5599PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAMUEL P. KING, District Judge:
Freeman brought this action for an accounting and distribution of benefits claimed owing under the defendant pension and profit sharing plan pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Pub.L. No. 93-406, 88 Stat. 829, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. (ERISA). The District Court found that Freeman validly and bindingly waived his right to participate in the plan and denied his claim. The District Court also denied defendants’ claim for attorney’s fees.
Freeman’s theory of recovery in the District Court was that he was misled by the defendants as to…
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- William P. Quinn v. Country Club Soda Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
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