Contemporary Mission, Inc. v. United States, 488 U.S. 981 (1988). · Go Syfert
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“employer does not owe its employees a fiduciary duty when it amends or abolishes a severance benefit plan.”
140 citation events (14 in the last 25 years) across 42 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Carr v. First Nationwide Bank (cand, 1993-03-02)
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Top citers, strongest first. 32 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Carr v. First Nationwide Bank
N.D. Cal. · 1993 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
employer does not owe its employees a fiduciary duty when it amends or abolishes a severance benefit plan.
cited Cited "see" James v. Meow Media, Inc.
unknown court · 2000 · signal: see · confidence high
See 835 F.2d 844 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 531 , 102 L.Ed.2d 562 (1988).
cited Cited "see" Terrence F. Shields v. Local 705, International Brotherhood Of Teamsters Pension Plan
7th Cir. · 1999 · signal: see · confidence high
See Young v. Standard Oil (Indiana), 849 F.2d 1039 (7th Cir.), cert. denied 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S. Ct. 529 , 102 L.Ed.2d 561 (1988).
cited Cited "see" Shields v. Local 705, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Pension Plan
7th Cir. · 1999 · signal: see · confidence high
See Young v. Standard Oil (Indiana), 849 F.2d 1039 (C.A.7th Cir.), cert. denied 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 529 , 102 L.Ed.2d 561 (1988).
cited Cited "see" Tsipouras v. W & M PROPERTIES, INC.
S.D.N.Y. · 1998 · signal: see · confidence high
See Grogan v. Platt, 835 F.2d 844, 846 (11th Cir.1988), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 531 , 102 L.Ed.2d 562 (1988); see also Manson v. Stacescu, 823 F.Supp. 76, 81 (D.Conn.1993).
cited Cited "see" Pilkington v. United Airlines
11th Cir. · 1997 · signal: see · confidence high
See Grogan v. Platt, 835 F.2d 844 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 531 , 102 L.Ed.2d 562 (1988) (Kravitch, J.).
cited Cited "see" Pilkington v. United Airlines
11th Cir. · 1997 · signal: see · confidence high
See Grogan v. Platt, 835 F.2d 844 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 531 , 102 L.Ed.2d 562 (1988) (Kravitch, J.).
cited Cited "see" General Cigar Co. v. CR Carriers, Inc.
M.D. Ala. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See Grogan v. Platt, 835 F.2d 844 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 531 , 102 L.Ed.2d 562 (1988).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Jerry Allen Silva, AKA Jesse Vega, United States of America v. Kimbel Le Maux, United States of America v. Paul Inrig
9th Cir. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See Walker v. Endell, 850 F.2d 470, 476-77 (9th Cir.1987), certs. denied, 488 U.S. 926 , 488 U.S. 981 (1988); United States v. Lowe, 654 F.2d 562, 565-66 (9th Cir.1981); United States v. Morgan, 595 F.2d 1134, 1135-37 (9th Cir.1979).
cited Cited "see" 16 Employee Benefits Cas. 2387, Pens. Plan Guide P 23891k Michael Hickey, Fred Jung, Michael Crowley v. A.E. Staley Manufacturing, Formerly Known as Staley Continental Incorporated, Formerly Known as Cfs Continental
7th Cir. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See Young v. Standard Oil (Indiana), 849 F.2d 1039, 1047 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 529 , 102 L.Ed.2d 561 (1988).
cited Cited "see" Hickey v. A.E. Staley Manufacturing
7th Cir. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See Young v. Standard Oil (Indiana), 849 F.2d 1039, 1047 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 529 , 102 L.Ed.2d 561 (1988).
cited Cited "see" Stanley v. Bertram-Trojan, Inc.
S.D.N.Y. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hernandez v. M/V Rajaan, 841 F.2d 582, 591 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 530 , 102 L.Ed.2d 562 (1988).
discussed Cited "see" Garland Rollins and Jeanetta Rollins v. Cenac Towing Company, Inc. v. South Texas Towing
5th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hernandez v. M/V RAJAAN, 841 F.2d 582, 591 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 530 , 102 L.Ed.2d 562 (1988); see also Self v. Great Lake Dredge & Dock Co., 832 F.2d 1540 , 1548 (11th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 486 U.S. 1033 , 108 S.Ct. 2017 , 100 L.Ed.2d 604 (1988).
cited Cited "see" Denise Lawson Seidman v. American Airlines, Inc.
5th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hernandez v. M/V Rajaan, 841 F.2d 582, 587 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 530 , 102 L.Ed.2d 562 (1988); Williams v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., 875 F.2d at 506 .
discussed Cited "see" Hawaiian Independent Refinery, Inc. v. OMI Corp.
2d Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hernandez v. M/V Rajaan, 841 F.2d 582 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 530 , 102 L.Ed.2d 562 (1988); Woodling v. Garrett Corp., 813 F.2d 543 (2d Cir.1987); Martin v. Walk, Haydel & Associates, Inc., 794 F.2d 209 (5th Cir.1986); Pickle v. International Oilfield Divers, Inc., 791 F.2d 1237 (5th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1059 , 107 S.Ct. 939 , 93 L.Ed.2d 989 (1987); Lin v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 742 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1984); Hillier v. Southern Towing Co., 740 F.2d 583 (7th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 1190 , 105 S.Ct. 961 , 83 L.Ed.2d 966 (1985).
discussed Cited "see" In the Matter of the Complaint of the Connecticut National Bank, Trustee, as Owner General Electric Credit Corporation, as Sole Beneficiary of Grantor Trust 660 Leasing Company, as Bareboat Charterer Connecticut Transport, Inc., as Owner Pro Hac Vice and Bareboat Subcharterer of S/s Omi Yukon, for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, Hawaiian Independent Refinery, Inc. And Pacific Resources, Inc., and Third-Party v. Omi Corp. And Caleb Brett U.S.A., Inc., Third-Party Omi Corp., Third-Party and Fourth-Party and the Connecticut National Bank, and Fourth-Party v. Caleb Brett U.S.A., Inc., Fourth-Party Louanna Duffy, Claimant-Appellee
2d Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hernandez v. M/V Rajaan, 841 F.2d 582 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 530 , 102 L.Ed.2d 562 (1988); Woodling v. Garrett Corp., 813 F.2d 543 (2d Cir.1987); Martin v. Walk, Haydel & Associates, Inc., 794 F.2d 209 (5th Cir.1986); Pickle v. International Oilfield Divers, Inc., 791 F.2d 1237 (5th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1059 , 107 S.Ct. 939 , 93 L.Ed.2d 989 (1987); Lin v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 742 F.2d 45 (2d Cir.1984); Hillier v. Southern Towing Co., 740 F.2d 583 (7th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 1190 , 105 S.Ct. 961 , 83 L.Ed.2d 966 (1985).
cited Cited "see" Bogue v. Ampex Corp.
N.D. Cal. · 1990 · signal: accord · confidence high
Id.; accord Young v. Standard Oil (Indiana), 660 F.Supp. 587, 597 (S.D.Ind.1987), aff 'd, 849 F.2d 1039 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 529 , 102 L.Ed.2d 561 (1988).
cited Cited "see" Marvin E. Myers v. Griffin-Alexander Drilling Co. v. Camco, Inc.
5th Cir. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hernandez v. M/V Rajaan, 841 F.2d 582, 587 , reh’g denied en banc, 848 F.2d 498 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 530 , 102 L.Ed.2d 562 (1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Brown v. Cassens Transport Co. (2×)
6th Cir. · 2012 · signal: see also · confidence low
Evans, 434 F.3d at 930 (emphasis added); see also Grogan v. Platt, 835 F.2d 844, 847 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981, 109 S.Ct. 531 , 102 L.Ed.2d 562 (1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Dye v. City of Warren
N.D. Ohio · 2005 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Frost v. Hawkins County Bd. of Educ., 851 F.2d 822 , 827 (6th Cir.) (interpreting Heller as holding that municipality cannot be liable where finding that plaintiff suffered no constitutional deprivation), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 529 , 102 L.Ed.2d 561 (1988); Bowman v. Corrections Corp. of America, 350 F.3d 537, 545 (6th Cir.2003) (agreeing with the district court’s holding that without a constitutional violation of plaintiffs Eighth Amendment right by individual defendants, defendant prison could not be held liable for its policy, even if it were to encourage delibera…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Sova v. City of Mt. Pleasant
E.D. Mich. · 1996 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Frost v. Hawkins County Bd. of Educ., 851 F.2d 822 , 827 (6th Cir.) (“Since we have decided that Frost suffered no constitutional deprivation, her claims under sec tion 1983 cannot succeed.”), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 529 , 102 L.Ed.2d 561 (1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Fagan v. National Stabilization Agreement of the Sheet Metal Industry Trust Fund
4th Cir. · 1995 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Young v. Standard Oil (Indiana), 849 F.2d 1039, 1045 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 529 , 102 L.Ed.2d 561 (1988); Pope v. Central States Health and Welfare Fund, 27 F.3d 211, 213 (6th Cir.1994).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." 19 Employee Benefits Cas. 1817, Pens. Plan Guide P 23913b Michael A. Fagan Reed C. Swoope Armando Gonzales Raymond Emmons, Jr. James T. McQuillan and Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local Union No. 27 v. National Stabilization Agreement of the Sheet Metal Industry Trust Fund Richard E. Averill Thomas S. Eckstrom Kenneth Loehr Michael Martina Arthur R. Moore Arlan Vollman Howard Tasaka
4th Cir. · 1995 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Young v. Standard Oil (Indiana), 849 F.2d 1039, 1045 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 529 , 102 L.Ed.2d 561 (1988); Pope v. Central States Health and Welfare Fund, 27 F.3d 211, 213 (6th Cir.1994). 14 Thus, we do not apply strict fiduciary standards in determining the validity of the present forfeiture provisions of SASMI.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Ayres v. National Bank
E.D. Va. · 1994 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Young v. Standard Oil (Indiana), 849 F.2d 1039 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 529 , 102 L.Ed.2d 561 (1988); Phillips v. Amoco Oil Co., 799 F.2d 1464, 1471 (11th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1016 , 107 S.Ct. 1893 , 95 L.Ed.2d 500 (1987).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Washshukru Al-Jabbar A'la v. Lou H. Atwood Johnny Stephens Cecil Davidson Bill Wagner Herb Murphy
6th Cir. · 1994 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Frost v. Hawkins County Bd. of Educ., 851 F.2d 822 , 826 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 (1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Lane McGath v. Auto-Body North Shore, Incorporated, Louis J. Babbini and Anna M. Babbini
7th Cir. · 1993 · signal: see also · confidence low
Flight Officers, Inc. v. United Airlines, Inc., 756 F.2d 1262, 1268 (7th Cir.1985) (imposing fiduciary status on union in negotiating plan would unreasonably cramp legitimate negotiations); see also Young v. Standard Oil (Indiana), 849 F.2d 1039 (7th Cir.) (stating that an employer does not owe its employees a fiduciary duty when it amends or abolishes a severance plan), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 529 , 102 L.Ed.2d 561 (1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Boyett v. Keene Corp.
E.D. Tex. · 1993 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Hernandez v. M/V Rajaan, 841 F.2d 582 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 530 , 102 L.Ed.2d 562 (1988) with Leger v. Drilling Well Control, Inc., 592 F.2d 1246 (5th Cir.1979) and Hardy v. Gulf Oil Corp., 949 F.2d 826 (5th Cir.1992).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Ladish Co. v. International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, District No. 10
7th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Young v. Standard Oil (Indiana), 849 F.2d 1039, 1045 (7th Cir.) (“[A]n employer is permitted to act in a dual capacity as both the manager of its business and a fiduciary with respect to unaccrued benefits.”), cer t. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 529 , 102 L.Ed.2d 561 (1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Nos. 90-3494, 90-3591
7th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Young v. Standard Oil (Indiana), 849 F.2d 1039, 1045 (7th Cir.) ("[A]n employer is permitted to act in a dual capacity as both the manager of its business and a fiduciary with respect to unaccrued benefits."), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 529 , 102 L.Ed.2d 561 (1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." John Doe v. Sullivan County, Tennessee
6th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see also · confidence low
Heller, 475 U.S. at 799 , 106 S.Ct. at 1573 ; see also Frost v. Hawkins County Bd. of Educ., 851 F.2d 822 , 827 (6th Cir.) (interpreting Heller as holding that municipality cannot be liable where jury finds that plaintiff suffered no constitutional deprivation), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 529 , 102 L.Ed.2d 561 (1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Doe v. Sullivan County
6th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see also · confidence low
Heller, 475 U.S. at 799 , 106 S.Ct. at 1573 ; see also Frost v. Hawkins County Bd. of Educ., 851 F.2d 822 , 827 (6th Cir.) (interpreting Heller as holding that municipality cannot be liable where jury finds that plaintiff suffered no constitutional deprivation), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 529 , 102 L.Ed.2d 561 (1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Bradshaw v. Pantry Pride Entersprises, Inc.
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 1990 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Young v. Standard Oil, 849 F.2d 1039 (7th Cir.1988) (severance pay plan subject to ERISA requirements), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 981 , 109 S.Ct. 529 , 102 L.Ed.2d 561 (1988); Blau v. Del Monte Corp., 748 F.2d 1348 (9th Cir.1984) (same), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 865 , 106 S.Ct. 183 , 88 L.Ed.2d 152 (1985). .
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Contemporary Mission, Inc.
v.
United States
No. 88-446.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Dec 5, 1988.
488 U.S. 981

C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied'.