First Claim for Relief: Action for retaliation under Section 510 of ERISA (29 USC sec. 1140). The First Claim for Relief alleged that PLM had retaliated against plaintiff because (a) he opposed PLM's decision to terminate an Employee Stock Ownership Plan; and (b) he had filed a request for comments with the U.S. Dept. of Labor.

Second Claim For Relief: Action for wrongful discharge i

ERISA - Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. 1132 - Plaintiff challenged the denial by defendant of a disability benefits.

Plaintiffs brought claims against Khosrowshahi and his wife, alleging that he had (1) converted personnel files and other records; (2) misappropriated funds; (3) entered into unauthorized contracts; (4) breached an agreement not to compete with plaintiffs; (5) breached plaintiffs' trademark rights, along with federal unfair trade practice laws, bu using plaintiffs' trademark; (6) breached fiduciar

ERISA Claim - Employer and plan participants of health and welfare trust brought action to transfer funds held by the trustees of the fund to a new fund created by the employer.

Employee Retirement Income Security Act - E.R.I.S.A. - Breach of Fiduciary Duty - Peter and Mary Apple were married and founded Apple Rubber Products, Inc.. Peter and Mary later divorced and control of the company eventually resided with Mary and their son Steven Apple. Peter retained interest in the pension plan. Peter filed a lawsuit against Steven and Mary when his application for approval o

Employee Benefit Retirement Income and Security Act - ERISA - This case was decided by United States Magistrate Judge based on written submissions. Plaintiff sought to enforce his rights to recover benefits claimed under employee insurance plans administered by defendants ("CIGNA") and governed by the Employee Benefit Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 USC secs. 1001 et seq

Breach of Contract - Plaintiffs paid premiums of Medigap insurance (i.e., coverage for the 20% difference the patient is liable for when a doctor does not accept assignments from Medicare). In doing so, they believed that they would be covered for any difference in the amount paid by Medicare to the doctor and the reasonable amount billed. Defendant Empire failed to live up to its obligation

Employee Retirement Income Security Act - Pensions - 401(k) Plan - Gerald Kerr Homes Corp. (Kerr Homes), of which Kerr is the presiding and sole shareholder, formed a partnership called Legacy Homes with Vatterott and Co. to acquire, develop, and market real estate. Kerr Homes managed the daily operations of the Legacy Homes partnership and Vatterott and Co. provided the financial backing for the

Employee Retirement Income Security Act - Private Health Care Systems - Psychiatric Illness - Pamela Danca is a beneficiary of a health insurance policy governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Phoenix is the insurance company that provided the policy and PHSI is the utilization review firm hired by Phoenix to assess physicians' recommendations for a proposed course of medical tre

Plaintiff sued his former employer under "ERISA"—Employee Retirement Income Security Act—claiming that Bethlehem fired him so that he would not attain a pension that was more favorable than the pension he received.

Breach of Contract, Unfair and Deceptive Practices - In 1993 James Allan Middleton, Jr., and Julie T. Middleton (plaintiffs), filed a complaint against The Russell Group (Russell), Brooke Licensing (Brooke), and Life Insurance Company Of Georgia (LOG), (collectively defendants), asserting claims for breach of contractual duty to pay medical insurance benefits for medical expenses, breach of an emp

Breach of Contract, Unfair and Deceptive Practices - In 1993 James Allan Middleton, Jr., and Julie T. Middleton (plaintiffs), filed a complaint against The Russell Group (Russell), Brooke Licensing (Brooke), and Life Insurance Company Of Georgia (LOG), (collectively defendants), asserting claims for breach of contractual duty to pay medical insurance benefits for medical expenses, breach of an emp

Case has a long history, dating back to 1984, when the plaintiffs filed suit under ERISA against the defendant, Uniroyal Pension Plan, Board of Benefits and Awards, for disability retirement benefits owed them under the Uniroyal Retirement Plan. The plaintiffs were employees at the now-defunct Uniroyal Tire Plant in Detroit, which was closed in July of 1981. After the plant's closing, the plaintif

Breach contract and bad faith failure to pay life insurance benefits provided as part of a benefit package by decedent's employer.

Defendant removed the case from state court and moved to dismiss the bad faith portion of the claim based upon ERISA preemption.

Breach contract and bad faith failure to pay life insurance benefits provided as part of a benefit package by decedent's employer.

Defendant removed the case from state court and moved to dismiss the bad faith portion of the claim based upon ERISA preemption.

Breach contract and bad faith failure to pay life insurance benefits provided as part of a benefit package by decedent's employer.

Defendant removed the case from state court and moved to dismiss the bad faith portion of the claim based upon ERISA preemption.

ERISA/LMRA Beginning in 1979, Curtiss Wright prepared and distributed Summary Reports, successive versions of which contained the following statements: "The medical benefits plan under shich you are now covered is provided to you under the terms of a Collective Bargaining Agreement. Accordingly, termination of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for any reason, shall result in termination of the m

Retaliatory discharge, severance pay and other claims by highly compensated executives who sued their former employer and its owner for ERISA benefits allegedly due them under a phantom stock plan. All three plaintiffs claimed that they were discharged in retaliation for exercising their rights under the plan. They sought benefits under the plan based on the "redemption value," as opposed t

Age Discrimination - 29 U.S.C. 621; The Court previously dismissed the plaintiff's claims for violations of ERISA and negligent misrepresentation on summary judgment. Pearl Pedde, a former night auditor who was 68 years old at the time of her discharge, contended that Motel 6 terminated her employment because of her age. Motel 6 offered evidence that her manager discharged her because she

ERISA, Conversion, Federal and State law Breach of Fiduciary Duty - Plaintiffs were four participants of the Matrix Corporation 401(k) Pension Plan. They had vested balances totaling $199,000. Despite their requests for disbursement, the defendants refused to release any of their funds giving the participants a continuing variety of excuses. Investigation revealed that the fiduciaries had taken

Breach of contract - bad faith breach of health maintenance contract. Plaintiff claimed that Humana refused to pay for a hysterectomy when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Plaintiff, age 35, was covered under her husband's policy which was exempt from ERISA because he was a school teacher employeed by the State of Kentucky. Humana apparently wanted to treat Mrs. Johnson using a less-este

Breach of insurance contract - Plaintiff bought action pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. 1001, et seq., "ERISA", to recover accidental death benefits under a life insurance policy issued to her husband by the defendant, Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) claims by former employees of Public Service Company - details unknown.

ERISA complaint against plan for denial of benefits by a retired 54-year-old retired NFL player who claimed that his chronic drug additional and consequent inability to maintain the requisite mental state for employment caused by indiscriminate drug practices of the NFL. By Sweeney's account, from the very start of his NFL career, team personnel with the Chargers and Redskins recommended and supp

ERISA - Disability benefits claim by a former NFL player who claimed that the became addicted to drugs as a result of medications given to him by his team.