Legal Opinion
Kayes v. Pacific Lumber Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 10, 1995No. Nos. 93-16271, 93-16575PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This appeal arises out of an action brought by Plaintiffs under the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., on behalf of beneficiaries and participants of the Pacific Lumber Company Pension Plan (“the Plan”). Plaintiffs are former employees, or eligible spouses of former employees of Pacific Lumber Company (“PLC”) or of its subsidiaries. Defendant Charles Hurwitz is principal owner of Maxxam, Inc. (“Maxxam”), which owns Maxxam Group Inc. (“MGI”), which in turn owns PLC. Maxxam and MGI are also…
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