Legal Opinion
Petrella v. NL Industries, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided January 20, 1982No. Civ. A. 80-2746PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD A. ACKERMAN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This is a suit to recover pension and employee welfare benefits brought pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. The fourteen plaintiffs are all former salaried employees of the Dutch Boy Paint Division (“Dutch Boy”) of NL Industries (“NL”) not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. 1 They allege that as a result of the sale of Dutch Boy to ELT, Inc. (“ELT”) in December 1976, NL terminated their employment and wrongfully deprived them of certain employee benefits in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rosen v. Hotel And Restaurant Employees & Bartenders Union Of Phila.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Lentino v. Fringe Employee Plans, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Sidney P. Small and William Landesman, D/B/A Small & Landesman v. Seldows Stationery, Jack Belowitz, Irving Platt and Irwin KatzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Scott v. Gulf Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- 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
- In Re White Farm Equipment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- David E. Blakeman and Harold D. Keeble v. Mead ContainersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Holland v. Burlington Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
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