Legal Opinion
Foley v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 98 Pension Fund
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 25, 2000No. Civil Action 98-906PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND VERDICT
LOWELL A. REED, Jr., Senior District Judge.
This action arises out of the decision of defendant International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 98 Pen sion Fund to deny a portion of the pension benefits sought by plaintiff Edward J. Foley, Sr. Plaintiff seeks to recover the denied portion of his pension benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. (“ERISA”). Having conducted a non-jury civil trial on August 21 and 22, 2000, at which counsel for all parties participated, and based upon the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- George W. Mitchell v. Eastman Kodak CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Foley v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 98 Pension FundDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2000
3Cited by2 opinions
- Edward J. Foley, Sr. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 98 Pension Fund International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 98 Scott Ernsberger John J. Dougherty, in His Capacity as a Trustee and as an Officer and Business Manager of Local 98 Edward Nielson, in His Capacity as a Trustee and as an Officer of Local 98 Joseph Agresti, in His Capacity as a Trustee Thomas J. Reilly, Jr., in His Capacity as a Trustee Dennis Link, in His Capacity as a Trustee William Rhodes, in His Capacity as a Trustee Roy Dantz, in His Capacity as a Trustee Larry J. Bradley, in His Capacity as a Trustee Fred J. Compton International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 98 Pension Fund, Scott Ernsberger, John J. Dougherty, in His Capacity as a Trustee, Edward Nielson, in His Capacity as a Trustee, Joseph Agresti, in His Capacity as a Trustee, Thomas J. Reilly, Jr., in His Capacity as a Trustee, Dennis Link, in His Capacity as a Trustee, William C. Rhodes, in His Capacity as a Trustee, Roy Dantz, in His Capacity as a Former Trustee, and Larry Bradley, in His Capacity as a Former Trustee (Collectively the "Defendants"), Edward J. Foley, Sr. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 98 Pension Fund International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 98 of America Scott Ernsberger John J. Dougherty, in His Capacity as a Trustee and as an Officer and Business Manager of Local 98 Edward Nielson, in His Capacity as a Trustee and as an Officer of Local 98 Joseph Agresti, in His Capacity as a Trustee Thomas J. Reilly, Jr., in His Capacity as a Trustee Dennis Link, in His Capacity as a Trustee William Rhodes, in His Capacity as a Trustee Roy Dantz, in His Capacity as a Trustee Lawrence J. Bradley, in His Capacity as a Trustee, and Fred ComptonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Foley v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 98 Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001