Dean Borst v. Chevron Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that although an action for monetary damages is generally legal, not equitable, in nature, a claim that is intertwined with claims for injunctive relief does not guarantee a jury trial
• “We have held, as have the majority of the other circuits, that ERISA claims do not entitle a plaintiff to a jury trial.”
• Majority of circuits have held that ERISA claims do not entitle a plaintiff to a jury trial
• “We have held, as have the majority of the other circuits, that ERISA claims do not entitle a plaintiff to a jury trial right.”
• “Because we do not consider whether or not a partial vertical (or horizontal) termination occurred, the district court’s ruling on this issue is not conclusive between the parties.”
• neither ERISA nor Internal Revenue Code requires distribution of surplus assets upon partial termination of a plan; employees’ rights to portion of surplus assets must rest on some provision of plan itself

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).