Legal Opinion
Juan S. Rueda v. Seafarers International Union of North America, Afl-Cio, and Seafarers Welfare& Pension Plan
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 16, 1978No. 77-1423PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
Appellee, a merchant seaman, brought a diversity action in district court against the pension plan of the union to which he belonged, challenging the trustees’ denial of his application for a permanent disability pension. The district court found for the seaman, and this appeal followed. At issue is whether the trustees’ interpretation of the pension eligibility requirement is arbitrary and capricious.
The Seafarers Pension Plan (SPP) 1 was established as part of a collective bargaining agreement between signatory employers and labor unions affiliated with the Seafarers…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Mike Gaydosh, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Mike Gaydosh v. John L. LewisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Walter Miniard v. John L. Lewis, Trustees, United Mine Workers of America Welfare Andretirement Fund of 1950Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Floyd Gomez v. John L. Lewis, Josephine Roche and Henry Schmidt, Trustees of the United Mines Workers of America Welfare and Retirement FundCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
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