Legal Opinion
Hollenbeck v. Falstaff Brewing Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 18, 1985No. Nos. 85-1359, 85-1422PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal and cross appeal raise various issues under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
We mention briefly only a single issue argued by the parties. That issue is whether punitive damages are available as a remedy to an ERISA violation.
The district court examined that issue and concluded it was “highly doubtful” this court would approve an award of punitive damages in an ERISA action. Hollenbeck v. Falstaff Brewing Corp., 605 F.Supp. 421, 435 (E.D.Mo.1984); see Dependahl v. Falstaff Brewing Corp., 653…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Dependahl v. Falstaff Brewing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Hollenbeck v. Falstaff Brewing Corp.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1985
- William Earl Jennings, Appellee/appellant v. Dumas Public School District, Appellant/appelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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