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Top citers, strongest first. 32 distinct citers.
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Tilley v. Mead Corporation
But see Amato v. Western Union Int'l, 773 F.2d 1402 , 1414 (2d Cir.1985), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986).
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Tilley v. Mead Corp.
But see Amato v. Western Union Int’l, 773 F.2d 1402, 1414 (2d Cir.1985), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986).
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Aldridge v. Lily-Tulip, Inc. Salary Retirement Plan Benefits Committee
See also Bencivenga v. Western Pennsylvania Teamsters and Employers Pension Fund, 763 F.2d 574 (3rd Cir.1985); Sutton v. Weirton Steel Division of National Steel Corp., 724 F.2d 406 (4th Cir.1983); but see Amato v. Western Union International Inc., 772, F.2d 1402 (2nd Cir.1985), cert. dismissed 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986); American Stores v. American Stores Co. Retirement Plan, 716 F.Supp. 1392 (D.Utah 1989); Note, Changing the Rules of the Game: Pension Plan Terminations and Early Retirement Benefits, 87 Mich.L.Rev. 1034 (1989). 14 Accordingly, Counts Three and Eigh…
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Frank M. Berlin v. Michigan Bell Telephone Company
(2×)
Id. at 334.
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Pocchia v. Prudential Insurance
See Amato v. Western Union Int’l, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402, 1418 (2d Cir.) (holding that statements in SPD reserving right to amend and indicating that the terms of the Plan “will govern in all cases” were unambiguous and precluded “any separate contract claim based solely on the language of the summary plan description”), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986), abrogated on other grounds, Mead Corp. v. Tilley, 490 U.S. 714 , 109 S.Ct. 2156 , 104 L.Ed.2d 796 (1989); Snyder v. Elliot W.
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Gruby v. Brady
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See Donovan v. Bierwirth, 680 F.2d 263, 270 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1069 , 103 S.Ct. 488 , 74 L.Ed.2d 631 (1982). 11 “[F]or the provisions of 29 U.S.C. § 1106 to apply, there must be a transaction involving the monies, property, or other assets of the fund.” Amato v. Western Union Int’l, Inc., 596 F.Supp. 963, 969 (S.D.N.Y.1984) (quoting Sutton v. Weirton Steel Div. of Nat’l Steel Corp., 567 F.Supp. 1184, 1199 (N.D.W.Va.1983), ajfd, 724 F.2d 406 (4th Cir.1983), cert. denied, 467 U.S. 1205 , 104 S.Ct. 2387 , 81 L.Ed.2d 345 (1984)), ajfd in part and rev’d in part on other gr…
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Snyder v. Elliot W. Dann Co., Inc.
See Amato v. Western Union Int'l, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402 , 1418 (2d Cir.1985) (“However, the [SPD] also reserves to [Defendants] the right to amend the Plan and states that the terms of the Plan and related trust agreement ‘will govern in all cases.’ These unambiguous provisions preclude any separate contract claim based solely on the language of the summary plan description.”), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986); see also Osborne v. New York State Teamsters Conference Pension & Retirement Fund, 783 F.Supp. 739, 743-44 (N.D.N.Y.1992), vacated on other …
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Westbrook v. Beverly Enterprises
See Amato v. Western Union Int’l, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402, 1416-17 (2nd Cir.1985), cert, denied, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986) (where the court reasoned an employer can “wear two hats” both as an employer and an administrator of the plan); Spink v. Lockheed Corporation, 1992 WL 437985 at *3 (C.D.Cal.) (“a defendant [can be] both an employer and [also] an administrator of a pension plan ... subject to separate and differing responsibilities depending upon the role it is performing.”) (Emphasis added).
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Kyle Railways, Inc. v. Pacific Administration Services, Inc.
See Amato v. Western Union Int’l, Inc., 596 F.Supp. 963, 968-69 (S.D.N.Y.1984) (finding no § 406 prohibited transaction where no funds were transferred from the plan), aff'd in part, rev’d in part, 773 F.2d 1402 (2d Cir.1985), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986).
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Kyle Railways, Inc. v. Pacific Administration Services, Inc.
See Amato v. Western Union Int'l, Inc., 596 F.Supp. 963, 968-69 (S.D.N.Y.1984) (finding no § 406 prohibited transaction where no funds were transferred from the plan), aff'd in part, rev'd in part, 773 F.2d 1402 (2d Cir.1985), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986).
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Peter J. Laniok v. Advisory Committee of the Brainerd Manufacturing Company Pension Plan
(2×)
See Amato v. Western Union Int'l, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402 , 1416-17 (2d Cir.1985), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986); Payonk v. HMW Indus., Inc., 883 F.2d 221 , 224-29 (3d Cir.1989).
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Associates in Adolescent Psychiatry v. Home Life Insurance
See Amato v. Western Union Int’l, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402, 1411-12 (2d Cir.1985), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986).
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George G. Blessitt and Willie Neal, Jr. v. Retirement Plan for Employees of Dixie Engine Co., Defendants
See Amato v. Western Union International Inc., 773 F.2d 1402 (2d Cir. 1985), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986), and Tilley v. Mead Corp., 815 F.2d 989 (4th Cir.1987).
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Kreis v. Townley
See Amato v. Western Union Int'l, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402 , 1415 (2d Cir.1985), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986); Babb v. Olney Paint Co., 764 F.2d 240, 242 (4th Cir.1985).
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Kreis v. Charles Townley
See Amato v. Western Union Int'l, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402 , 1415 (2d Cir.1985), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986); Babb v. Olney Paint Co., 764 F.2d 240, 242 (4th Cir.1985).
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Local Union 2134, United Mine Workers of America, Etc., Plaintiff v. Powhatan Fuel, Inc., Etc., Leroy Osborne, Jr.
See Amato v. Western Union International, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402, 1416-17 (2nd Cir.1985), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986).
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Henne v. Allis-Chalmers Corp.
See Amato v. Western Union International, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402, 1418 (2d Cir.1985), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986).
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International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers v. Park-Ohio Industries, Inc.
See Amato v. Western Union International, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402, 1416-1417 (2d Cir.1985), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986); United Independent Flight Officers v. United Air Lines, Inc., 756 F.2d 1262, 1268 (7th Cir.1985); Sutton v. Weirton Steel Division of National Steel Corp., 724 F.2d 406 , 410-411 (4th Cir.1983), cert. denied, 467 U.S. 1205 , 104 S.Ct. 2387 , 81 L.Ed.2d 345 (1984).
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Abbey E. Blatt v. Marshall and Lassman (Formerly Known as Marshall, Lassman and Company), a Partnership, Louis v. Marshall and Joseph I. Lassman
See Amato v. Western Union International, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402, 1416-17 (2d Cir. 1985), cert. dismissed, — U.S. —, 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986); Anderson v. Ciba-Geigy Corp., 759 F.2d 1518, 1522 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 106 S.Ct. 410 , 88 L.Ed.2d 360 (1985); Donovan v. Mercer, 747 F.2d 304, 308 (5th Cir.1984).
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IBP, Inc. v. Foust
Compare Cummings v. Briggs & Stratton Retirement Plan, 797 F.2d 383, 390 (7th Cir.) (courts should only invoke federal common law of unjust enrichment in “limited circumstances”), cer t. denied, 479 U.S. 1008 , 107 S.Ct. 648 , 93 L.Ed.2d 703 (1986) and Van Orman, 680 F.2d at 312 (no federal common law cause of action under doctrine of unjust enrichment when “such a right would override a contractual provision”), and Amato v. Western Union Int'l, 773 F.2d 1402 (2d Cir.1985) (no ERISA common law of unjust enrichment in “circumstances of this case”), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 1…
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Grabois v. Jones
Where the statute leaves an issue open and no federal common law exists to address it, however, “resort may be had to state law.” Krishna, 7 F.3d at 14 ; see also Amato v. Western Union Inti, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402 , 1419 (2d Cir.1985), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986).
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Grabois v. Jones
Where the statute leaves an issue open and no federal common law exists to address it, however, "resort may be had to state law." Krishna, 7 F.3d at 14 ; see also Amato v. Western Union Int'l, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402 , 1419 (2d Cir.1985), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986). 21 Application of federal--rather than New York--law to this dispute, instead of making the matter simpler, would raise even more questions on the record below.
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Financial Institutions Retirement Fund, Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, Intervenor-Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Office of Thrift Supervision and T. Timothy Ryan, Director, Office of Thrift Supervision, Defendant-Counter-Claim-Plaintiffs-Appellants, Thomas A. Barnes Barry S. Burke Ronald B. Carreker Charles A. Deardorff Allen Dermody William J. Durbin Jane Marie Johnson Ronald R. Lake and Penny D. Marshall, Counter-Claim-Plaintiffs-Appellants v. James R. Faulstich Ronald R. Morphew John W. Bagwill, Jr. George M. Barclay John A. Becker J.C. Benage Leo B. Blaber, Jr. Larry J. Brandt James M. Cirona Stephen E. Clear Ramiro Luis Colon, Jr. Thurman C. Connell Brian D. Dittenhafer Charles T. Firth William H. Glencorse Lyle R. Grimes Michael A. Jessee Jerry H. Lassiter Frank A. Lowman Ellen Ann Roberts James D. Roy Robert E. Showfety Robert F. Stoico Charles L. Thiemann Norman L. Tirey Roy E. Webber Richard L. White and John B. Zanetti, Individually and as Directors of the Financial Institutions Retirement Fund, Counterclaim-Defendants-Appellees
Compare Amato v. Western Union Int'l, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402 , 1416-17 (2d Cir.1985) (trustee not a fiduciary when he does not act in his capacity as plan administrator), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986).
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Financial Institutions Retirement Fund v. Office of Thrift Supervision
Compare Amato v. Western Union Int’l, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402 , 1416-17 (2d Cir.1985) (trustee not a fiduciary when he does not act in his capacity as plan administrator), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986).
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Transco Exploration Company v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
See also Amato v. Western Union Int'l, 773 F.2d 1402 , 1412-13 (2d Cir.1985), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986).
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Lea v. Republic Airlines, Inc.
See, e.g., Amato v. Western Union Int’l, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402 , 1416-17 (2d Cir.1985), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986) (rejecting argument that company breached fiduciary duty simply by being both employer and plan administrator).
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Lea v. Republic Airlines, Inc.
See, e.g., Amato v. Western Union Int'l, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402 , 1416-17 (2d Cir.1985), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986) (rejecting argument that company breached fiduciary duty simply by being both employer and plan administrator).
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Robert L. Musto v. American General Corporation
See also Amato v. Western Union International, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402, 1417 (2d Cir.1985) (company officers “acted on behalf of a corporate employer and not as Plan fiduciaries in amending its pension plan”), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986); Cunha v. Ward Foods, Inc., 804 F.2d 1418, 1432-33 (9th Cir.1986) (decision to terminate a pension plan was a business decision, not made by company in connection with its fiduciary responsibilities as plan administrator); Chait v. Bernstein, 645 F.Supp. 1092 (D.N.J.1986) (decisions of defendant to amend and terminat…
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Shaw v. NVF Co.
See also Amato v. Western Union International, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402 (2d Cir.1985), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986).
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Bigger v. American Commercial Lines, Inc.
See, e.g., Amato v. Western Union International, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402, 1414, 1416-17 (2d Cir.1985), cert. dismissed, 474 U.S. 1113 , 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986) (so long as employer funds plan at a level sufficient to cover accrued benefits, district court’s dismissal of claim brought under section 1104(a) is proper).
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Blatt v. Marshall and Lassman
See, e.g., Amato v. Western Union International, Inc., 773 F.2d 1402, 1416-17 (2d Cir.1985), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 106 S.Ct. 1167 , 89 L.Ed.2d 288 (1986) (employers will be considered a fiduciary when they function as plan administrators but not when they conduct business unregulated by ERISA); Anderson v. Ciba-Geigy Corporation, 759 F.2d 1518, 1522 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 106 S.Ct. 410 , 88 L.Ed.2d 360 (1985) (corporate executive deemed a fiduciary of a company-run ERISA plan though he was not named as a fiduciary); Donovan v. Mercer, 747 F.2d 304 (5th Cir.1984) (“fidu…
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In re O'Dell
No. 85-6119.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Feb 14, 1986.
Published
Petition for writ of mandamus dismissed under this Court’s Rule 53.