Legal Opinion
Chait v. Bernstein
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided September 8, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-2090PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAROLD A. ACKERMAN, District Judge.
This suit was filed in May of 1985 by Arnold Chait, acting in his alleged capacity as trustee of the employee pension plan of Ambassador Insurance Company (hereinafter “Ambassador” or “the Company”). In his verified complaint, Mr. Chait has accused the Defendant George K. Bernstein of violating the federal Employees Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), primarily by seeking to terminate the pension plan in a manner which provided for the reversion of excess plan funds to Ambassador upon termination.
Plaintiff seeks to enjoin the defendant from…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Francis Van Orman, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of a Class of All Participants, Continuing Former Employees, Pensioners, Beneficiaries and Contingent Survivors, as Such Persons Are Defined in the Revised Retirement Plan of the American Insurance Company, American Automobile Insurance Company and Associated Indemnity Corporation ("Tarp") v. The American Insurance Company, the American Automobile Insurance Company, the Associated Indemnity Corporation, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Fireman's Fund American Life Insurance Company, Tarp, and Fireman's Fund American Retirement Plan("farp"), Robert P. J. Cooney and Jack B. McCowan Nellie Taylor, Andrew Marsh, Ulice M. Hoover, Peggy Laing, Richard Shultis and Waldermar Ogren, on Their Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Participants and Beneficiaries Similarly Situated v. The American Insurance Company, the American Automobile Insurance Company, the Associated Indemnity Corporation, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Fireman's Fund American Life Insurance Company, Robert P. J. Cooney, Jack B. McCowan and Tarp, Francis Van Orman, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Participants and Beneficiaries Similarly Situated, and Ulice M. Hoover, Nellie Taylor, Peggy Laing, Andrew Marsh, Richard Shultis, and Waldemar H. Ogren, on Behalf of Those and All Other Persons Similarly Situated, in No. 81-2784. The American Insurance Company, the American Automobile Insurance Company, Theassociated Indemnity Corporation, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company,fireman's Fund American Life Insurance Company, Tarp, and Farp, Robert P. j.cooney and Jack b.mccowan and the American Insurance Company, the American Automobile Insurance Company, the Associated Indemnity Corporation, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Fireman's Fund American Life Insurance Company, Robert P. J. Cooney, Jack B. McCowan and Tarp, in No. 81-2785 the American Insurance Company, American Automobile Insurance Company, Associated Indemnity Corporation, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, the Revised Retirement Plan of the American Insurance Company, Fireman's Fund American Retirement Plan, Robert P. J. Cooney and Jack B. McCowan and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, American Insurance Company, American Automobile Insurance Company, Associated Indemnity Corporation, the Revised Retirement Plan of the American Insurance Company, Associated Indemnity Corporation, Fireman's Fund American Life Insurance Company, Robert P. J. Cooney, and Jack B. McCowan in No. 81-2786Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Sames, Roger Troccola, Dennis, in No. 84-1020 v. Gable, Carson S. Daddona, Joseph S. City of Allentown, in No. 84-1028Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Pollock v. CastrovinciDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- In Re C. D. Moyer Co. Trust FundDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Robert L. Musto v. American General CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Arnold Chait, Trustee of Ambassador Insurance Company, Inc. Employees Pension Plan v. George K. BernsteinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Payonk v. HMW Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Everett v. USAir Group, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1995
- Helwig v. Kelsey-Hayes Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1994
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