Legal Opinion
William F. Deak, Cross-Appellants v. Masters, Mates and Pilots Pension Plan, Cross
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 1987No. 84-3651PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge:
Introduction
Captain Deak brought this class action on behalf of 2,000 participants in the Masters, Mates and Pilots Pension Plan (Plan) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. The District Court determined that the Trustees adopted Amendment 46 for the primary purpose of benefit-ting the MM & P Union and therefore breached their fiduciary duty under ERISA to act in the sole and exclusive interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the Plan.
The central issue on this appeal is whether the Trustees’…
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