Legal Opinion
Pension Plan for Employees of Battenfeld Grease & Oil Corp. v. Principal Mutual Life Insurance
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided August 12, 1999No. 6:95-cv-07839PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION and ORDER
SIRAGUSA, District Judge.
This action was brought by the plaintiff pension plans against the defendant insurance company alleging breach of fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et. seq. and for breach of contract. Before .the Court is the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, filed May 22, 1997 (document #8), and the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, filed May 23, 1997 (document # 12). The plaintiffs seek summary judgment on the theory that the defendant insurance company violated the terms of the…
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- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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