Legal Opinion

Robert H. Dougherty v. Chrysler Motors Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 24, 1988No. 87-1266PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from summary judgment granted to defendants in this ERISA suit for breach of fiduciary duty. The District Court, 652 F.Supp. 1529 (1987) found that defendants Chrysler Motors Corporation and Chrysler Pension Plan had complied with the provisions of ERISA. We affirm.

In 1980, Chrysler created Chrysler Defense, Inc. (CDI), a wholly owned subsidiary, and transferred all Chrysler’s defense operations to it. The Chrysler Corporation Pension Plan (Chrysler Plan) covered CDI employees until March 2, 1982, when Chrysler created a separate CDI Plan.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Sutton v. Weirton Steel Division of National Steel Corp.District Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1983
  4. Turner v. CF & I Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  5. Fleming Food, Inc. v. Thomas and Howard of Hickory, IncCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Sengpiel v. B.F. Goodrich Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  2. Pens. Plan Guide P 23884y Jan C. Harms, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Crossappellants v. Cavenham Forest Industries, Inc., Defendants-Appellants-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  3. Awbrey v. Pennzoil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
  4. Garavuso v. Shoe Corporations of America Industries, Inc.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1989
  5. Bigger v. American Commercial Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988

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