Automobile Mechanics Local 701 Welfare & Pension Funds v. Vanguard Car Rental USA, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that Advanced Lightweight did not foreclose a post-expiration ERISA claim for delinquent contributions
• explaining that “[§] 1132(e) complements § 1145 by authorizing certain par- ties to enforce the substantive right”
• concluding district court could not enforce arbitration clause when “litigants turn[ed] their back on their right to enforce” it
• Construing an implicit waiver of arbitration because defendant’s “response to the complaint...did not deny plaintiffs’ allegation that venue was proper...[and] [defendant’s] motion for summary judgment. ..said nothing about venue or arbitration.”
• “Enforcement of a forum selection clause (including an arbitration clause) is not jurisdictional; it is a waivable defense that [defendant], in fact, waived.”
• “Enforcement of a forum selection clause (including an arbitration clause) is not jurisdictional. . . .”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).