Legal Opinion
John I. Calamia v. Price Spivey, Administrator of Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plan
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1980No. 80-3210PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
John I. Calamia appeals from the judgment of the district court dismissing his suit against the Seafarers Pension Plan. The suit was brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq. Calamia claimed that the disability pension granted him by the Plan was improperly set at $250 per month rather than $350, and asked the court to declare his rights under the pension and to grant compensatory and punitive damages. On appeal, Calamia asserts several errors which can be consolidated into three claims. First, he maintains…
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