Legal Opinion
Al Nieto, Clarence Valdez, Adrian Munenmann, Lester Olivera and Joana L. Gonzales v. Louis Ecker, and Roger Frommer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 2, 1988No. 87-5598PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*870KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Roger Frommer is an attorney who rendered professional services to a group of employee retirement plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1381 (1982) (ERISA or Act). Plaintiffs claim that he performed these services improperly or fraudulently. We consider whether Frommer may be sued under ERISA for these alleged misdeeds.
Facts
Plaintiffs are members of Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ Locals No. 341 and 627, labor unions affiliated with the Cement Masons’ Negotiating Committee for Southern California (the…
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