Legal Opinion
Dennard v. Richards Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 26, 1982No. 81-1181PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
This action arises from the denial of certain pension benefits under The Richards Group, Inc. Employees’ Profit-Sharing Plan (Plan). On cross motions for summary judgment, the District Court granted summary judgment in favor of the Plan but denied the Plan’s counterclaim for attorney’s fees. The court, after reviewing both parties’ interpretation of the Plan, determined that the interpretation of the Plan’s Administrative Retirement Committee (Committee) was not arbitrary and capricious and thus, under the standard of review applied, upheld its interpretation. To…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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