Legal Opinion
Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension Fund v. Ralph's Grocery Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1997No. 96-1095PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Senior Judge BUTZNER wrote the opinion, in which Judge MURNAGHAN and Senior Judge PHILLIPS joined.
OPINION
BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:
The Confectionery Union and Industry International Pension Fund (Fund) and its trustees filed this suit pursuant to section 515 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1145, to recover delinquent pension fund contributions from Ralph’s Grocery Company (Company). The central issue in this case is whether the plan documents and the Company’s collective bargaining agreement with the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Heckler v. Community Health Services of Crawford County, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Nolde Bros., Inc. v. Local No. 358, Bakery & Confectionery Workers UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Roy E. Bowden v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Lewis v. Benedict Coal Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, a Pension Trust v. Gerber Truck Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by1 opinion
- 21 Employee Benefits Cas. 1241, Pens. Plan Guide (Cch) P 23935t Bakery and Confectionery Union and Industry International Pension Fund Board of Trustees of the Bakery and Confectionery Union and Industry International Pension Fund v. Ralph's Grocery CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997