Legal Opinion
Brandt v. Grounds
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 6, 1982No. 81-1100PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.
This is an appeal from two orders of the District Court. The first order dismissed Count III of the second amended complaint *896for failure to state a claim under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (hereafter “the Act” or “ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. The second order denied plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to Amend Count III. The plaintiffs, the Trustees of the Smithco Fabricators Inc. Profit Sharing Plan & Trust (hereafter “the Trust”), contend that the District Court erred in its construction of ERISA and that it abused its discretion in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jenkins v. McKeithenSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Cohen v. Illinois Institute of TechnologyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Parr v. Great Lakes Express Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- Brandt v. GroundsDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1980
3Cited by57 opinions
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- Charles W. Leigh and Ervin F. Dusek, Etc., and George Johnson, Intervening v. Clyde William EngleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- The Sommers Drug Stores Co. Employee Profit Sharing Trust, Cross-Appellant v. Corrigan Enterprises, Inc. And Walter N. Corrigan, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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