Legal Opinion
Berwind Corp. v. Apfel
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 31, 2000No. CIV.A. 98-5985PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WALDMAN, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiff is a corporation which was previously engaged in the- coal mining business. It was a signatory to collective bargaining agreements with the United Mine Workers of America (“UMWA”) in the 1950s and early 1960s. Plaintiff was assigned responsibility under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992 (the “Coal Act”) to fund lifetime health benefits for retired members of the UMWA and certain of their dependents.
Defendant Apfel is Commissioner of Social Security. As such, he is responsible for assigning beneficiaries to operators…
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Randall v. Bank One National Ass'n (In Re Randall)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2006
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- Berwind Corporation v. Commissioner of Social Security United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund Michael H. Holland William P. Hobgood Marty D. Hudson Thomas O.S. Rand Elliot A. Segal Carl E. Vanhorn Gail R. Wilensky, as Trustees of the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund the United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan A. Frank Dunham, as Trustee of the United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan United States of America United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund, Michael H. Holland, William P. Hobgood, Marty D. Hudson, Thomas O.S. Rand, Elliot A. Segal, Carl E. Vanhorn, Gail R. Wilensky, the United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan, A. Frank Dunham, United States of America, Berwind Corporation v. Commissioner of Social Security United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund Michael H. Holland William P. Hobgood Marty D. Hudson Thomas O.S. Rand Elliot A. Segal Carl E. Vanhorn Gail R. Wilensky, as Trustees of the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund the United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan A. Frank Dunham, as Trustee of the United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan United States of America Berwind Corporation v. Commissioner of Social Security United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund Michael H. Holland William P. Hobgood Marty D. Hudson Thomas O.S. Rand Elliot A. Segal Carl E. Vanhorn Gail R. Wilensky, as Trustees of the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund the United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan A. Frank Dunham, as Trustee of the United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan United States of America Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- At Massey Coal Co., Inc. v. MassanariDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2001
- Brody v. HankinDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2004
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