Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. LTV Aerospace and Defense Co.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided April 14, 1994No. 1:91-cv-00713PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
SKRETNY, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Presently before this Court is defendant’s motion to strike plaintiffs’ jury demand, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(f). Defendants argue that § 502(a)(1)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), does not expressly or impliedly provide for a jury trial to enforce the terms of an ERISA plan. Furthermore, defendants argue that plaintiffs’ lawsuit seeks to enforce equitable rights and recover equitable remedies. Therefore, defendants argue, the Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution does…
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Sullivan v. LTV Aerospace & Defense Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Sullivan v. Ltv Aerospace and Defense Company, LtvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Weems v. Jefferson-Pilot Life Ins. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1995
- Hulcher v. United Behavioral Systems, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1995
- McLaughlin v. ReynoldsDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1995
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