Legal Opinion
Robert Jordan (98-1885), International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Afl-Cio (98-2113) v. Michigan Conference of Teamsters Welfare Fund
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 24, 2000No. 98-1885, 98-2113PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Robert Jordan, David Iho, Patrick Reardon and Bill Sercombe appeal from the order entered by the district court approving a settlement of Plaintiffs’ ERISA class action suit brought against Defendants, the Michigan Conference of Teamsters Welfare Fund, et al., 1 wherein the court found that any remittance of attorney’s fees advanced from funds awarded by the district court to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters AFL-CIO (“IBT”), constitutes a prohibited transfer of plan assets for the benefit of a party in interest. The IBT appeals from the order entered…
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