Legal Opinion
Carpenters Health & Welfare Trust Fund for California v. Tri Capital Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1994No. 92-15112PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge BRUNETTI; Dissent by Judge FERGUSON.
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, ERISA benefit plans for members of the carpenters’ union, are owed money by a subcontractor for work performed on a building improvement project. They brought suit in state court against the construction lender for the project to recover the money under California’s “bonded stop notice” remedy. The construction lender and the general contractor on the project, both of which are appellees, removed to federal court and moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim. After the motion was granted, appellants…
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3Cited by15 opinions
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