Legal Opinion
Bruch v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 9, 1986No. Civ. A. 82-3286PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HUYETT, District Judge.
This ERISA class action arises out of the November 30, 1980 sale by Firestone Tire & Rubber Company (“Firestone”) of five of its plants which, together, constituted its Plastics Division. All five plants were sold as ongoing operations to Occidental Petroleum, the Hooker Chemical Division. Of the seven original counts in the second amended complaint, five remain in this action. All five counts are the subject of the cross-motions for summary judgment which are presently pending before me. Before delving into a detailed analysis of the issues raised…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Heckler v. Community Health Services of Crawford County, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Blau v. Del Monte Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Harry Jung, Individually and on Behalf of All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Fmc Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Continental Insurance Co. v. Kenneth BodieCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Northeast Department Ilgwu Health and Welfare Fund and Sol Hoffman v. Teamsters Local Union No. 229 Welfare FundCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Bruch v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Bruch v. Firestone Tire And Rubber CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Lakey v. Remington Arms Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Lawrence Schwartz, James A. Schultz and William Gallagher, Plaintiffs v. Newsweek, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
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