Legal Opinion
Turner v. CF & I Steel Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 14, 1985No. Nos. 84-1057, 84-1072PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Although a number of factual issues have been raised in this ERISA case, plaintiffs pose a significant legal question— whether they are entitled to a jury trial. In agreement with the district court, we conclude that in this suit against a plan trustee for pension benefits, the beneficiaries do not have the right to a jury trial.
This case comes to us after a bench trial in which the district court found that plaintiffs were not entitled to additional pension benefits and entered judgment for defendants. Plaintiffs appealed.
Plaintiffs are retired…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Central Transport, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Blau v. Del Monte Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Katsaros v. CodyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Claude Wardle, Sr. v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Hebra A. Berry v. Ciba-Geigy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by51 opinions
- John H. Cox v. Keystone Carbon Company, Richard Reuscher and William ReuscherCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Vann K. Howard and Kathryn D. Howard v. Parisian, Inc., Etc. Parisian Employees Health Care Plan Hahn Shoe Company Protective Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Pane v. RCA Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, a Corporation, Plaintiff v. Linda Ann DigregorioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Graham v. Hartford Life & Accident InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
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