Legal Opinion
Jameson v. Bethlehem Steel Corp. Pension Plan
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 24, 1985No. 84-1628PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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WEIS, Circuit Judge.
ERISA has a non-retroactivity provision ■ stating that the Act does not apply to causes of action as well as acts or omissions antedating January 1, 1975. In this case, although it acknowledged that the cause of action arose after that date, the district court nevertheless decided that it had no subject matter jurisdiction because relevant events giving rise to the plaintiffs claim of action occurred pre-ERISA. We disagree and conclude that jurisdiction derived by virtue of a qualifying cause of action is not defeated by the application of state law to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Migra v. Warren City School District Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Nowak v. Ironworkers Local 6 Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
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- In Re Clinton Centrifuge, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Henglein v. Informal Plan for Plant Shutdown Benefits for Salaried EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Kiwanis International v. Ridgewood Kiwanis ClubDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1986
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