Legal Opinion
Useden v. Acker
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 11, 1991No. 90-5445PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we decide whether the conduct of a bank and a law firm renders those entities fiduciaries under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (1988) (“ERISA” or “Act”). We also decide whether ERISA provides a right of action for monetary damages against non-fiduciaries who knowingly participate in a breach by a fiduciary.
Plaintiff-appellant Neil A. Useden, as trustee to a profit sharing plan and trust (the “Plan”) governed by ERISA, appeals the grant of summary judgment by the United States District Court for the Southern…
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