Legal Opinion
Communications Workers v. SBC Disability Income Plan
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided December 17, 1999No. 5:99-cv-01014PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO AS A PARTY-PLAINTIFF
BIERY, District Judge.
This case presents an example of traditional judicial branch statutory construction adverse to one of the plaintiffs. Based on the analysis in this and similar cases cited, the appropriate forum to obtain standing to bring ERISA claims on behalf of association members is the legislative branch.
Before the Court are defendants’ motions to dismiss the Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO (“CWA” or “the union”) as a party-plaintiff to this litigation…
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