Legal Opinion
Piech v. Midvale-Heppenstall Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 22, 1984No. Civ. A. 82-1754 to 82-1756PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KATZ, District Judge.
Defendant Midvale-Heppenstall Company (“Midvale”) has moved for summary judgment in these three related cases, asserting that it has no liability as a matter of law to certain former employees who claim pension and insurance benefits following the closing on April 30, 1976 of its Philadelphia plant.
Plaintiffs in 82-1754 are a class of former Midvale hourly employees who had been represented by the United Steelworkers of America (“the Piech class”). Plaintiffs in 82-1755 are two subclasses of former Midvale salaried employees (“the Gatter and Belz…
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- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (Uaw), and Local 134, Uaw v. Yard-Man, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Francis Van Orman, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of a Class of All Participants, Continuing Former Employees, Pensioners, Beneficiaries and Contingent Survivors, as Such Persons Are Defined in the Revised Retirement Plan of the American Insurance Company, American Automobile Insurance Company and Associated Indemnity Corporation ("Tarp") v. The American Insurance Company, the American Automobile Insurance Company, the Associated Indemnity Corporation, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Fireman's Fund American Life Insurance Company, Tarp, and Fireman's Fund American Retirement Plan("farp"), Robert P. J. Cooney and Jack B. McCowan Nellie Taylor, Andrew Marsh, Ulice M. Hoover, Peggy Laing, Richard Shultis and Waldermar Ogren, on Their Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Participants and Beneficiaries Similarly Situated v. The American Insurance Company, the American Automobile Insurance Company, the Associated Indemnity Corporation, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Fireman's Fund American Life Insurance Company, Robert P. J. Cooney, Jack B. McCowan and Tarp, Francis Van Orman, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Participants and Beneficiaries Similarly Situated, and Ulice M. Hoover, Nellie Taylor, Peggy Laing, Andrew Marsh, Richard Shultis, and Waldemar H. Ogren, on Behalf of Those and All Other Persons Similarly Situated, in No. 81-2784. The American Insurance Company, the American Automobile Insurance Company, Theassociated Indemnity Corporation, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company,fireman's Fund American Life Insurance Company, Tarp, and Farp, Robert P. j.cooney and Jack b.mccowan and the American Insurance Company, the American Automobile Insurance Company, the Associated Indemnity Corporation, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Fireman's Fund American Life Insurance Company, Robert P. J. Cooney, Jack B. McCowan and Tarp, in No. 81-2785 the American Insurance Company, American Automobile Insurance Company, Associated Indemnity Corporation, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, the Revised Retirement Plan of the American Insurance Company, Fireman's Fund American Retirement Plan, Robert P. J. Cooney and Jack B. McCowan and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, American Insurance Company, American Automobile Insurance Company, Associated Indemnity Corporation, the Revised Retirement Plan of the American Insurance Company, Associated Indemnity Corporation, Fireman's Fund American Life Insurance Company, Robert P. J. Cooney, and Jack B. McCowan in No. 81-2786Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Rosen v. Hotel And Restaurant Employees & Bartenders Union Of Phila.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Struble v. New Jersey Brewery Employees' Welfare Trust FundCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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