Legal Opinion

Fred T. Miller v. Coastal Corporation, a Delaware Corporation Pension Plan for Employees of the Coastal Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided October 30, 1992No. 92-3030PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Fred T. Miller appeals the entry of summary judgment in favor of defendants, the Coastal Corporation (“Coastal”) and the Pension Plan for Em ployees of the Coastal Corporation (“Coastal Pension Plan”). Mr. Miller claims certain unpaid pension benefits from defendants under a federal common law estoppel theory. The district court held that no liability exists under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 to § 1461, for purported modifications to the terms of an ERISA-governed pension plan, regardless of whether…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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  2. Nachwalter v. ChristieCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  3. Osgood v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
  4. Joanne W. Coleman v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company, & Third-Party v. Roofing Concepts, Incorporated, Third-Party Joanne W. Coleman v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company v. Roofing Concepts, Incorporated, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
  5. George Straub v. Western Union Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by66 opinions

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  4. Elmore v. Cone Mills Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
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