Legal Opinion

Priscilla Belland v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, a Federal Body

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 3, 1984No. 83-1079PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

On May 7, 1979, appellants brought this action in district court seeking to recover certain pension benefits. Appellants alleged that the federal agency, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), was arbitrary and capricious in deciding that their pension plan was not eligible for federal insurance coverage under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1461(b)(2) (Supp. Y 1981). They also alleged that their former employers, Brown Company (Brown) and Georgia-Pacific Corporation (Georgia-Pacific), breached contractual promises by reducing…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  5. Ethyl Corp. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Berger v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
  2. Berger v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
  3. Consumer Protection Division Office of the Attorney General v. Consumer Publishing Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  4. Gene Rettig v. Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
  5. Checkosky v. SecCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994

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