Legal Opinion
Dorn's Transportation, Inc., and Oneida Motor Freight, Inc. v. Teamsters Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia and Vicinity
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 22, 1986No. 85-5006PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION SUR MOTION OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This opinion addresses a motion for attorneys’ fees made pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 1451(e), the fee-shifting provision of the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act (“MPPAA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq., which modified the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. The motion papers require us to determine the standard for an award of attorneys’ fees under MPPAA to employers who prevail in a suit seeking a determination of their withdrawal liability thereunder. The motion was filed by Dorn’s…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Hughes v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by21 opinions
- 78 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 485, 72 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 45,263 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Jo Ann Wilson, Intervenor v. L.B. Foster Company Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Flying Tiger Line v. Teamsters Pension Trust FundCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- The Flying Tiger Line, a Delaware Corporation, Tiger International, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Warren Transport, Inc., an Iowa Corporation, & Counterdefendants v. Teamsters Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia and Vicinity, A/K/A Teamsters Pension Plan of Philadelphia and Vicinity, and Charles J. Schaffer, Jr., Counterplaintiffs v. Central States, Southwest and Southeast Areas Pension Fund, a Multiemployer Pension Plan, Teamsters Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia and Vicinity, a Multiemployer Pension Plan, Western Pennsylvania Teamsters and Employers Pension Fund, a Multiemployer Pension Plan, Teamsters Local 641 Pension Fund, a Multiemployer Pension Plan, and Central Pennsylvania Teamsters Pension Fund, a Multiemployer Pension Plan, Each Sued Individually and as a Member of a Class of Similarly Situated Multiemployer Pension Plans Who Assert Withdrawal Liability, Against Hall's Motor Transit Company, Under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980. Appeal of the Flying Tiger Line, Inc., Tiger International Inc. And Warren Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Airco Industrial Gases, Inc. v. Teamsters Pension Trust FundDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1987
- Philip Rootberg v. Central States, Southeast And Southwest Areas Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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