Faircloth v. Lundy Packing Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that the purpose of the civil penalty is to “punish noncompliance with ERISA”
• noting that “if Congress had intended [for the statute] to encompass all documents that provide information about the plan and benefits, Congress could have used language to that effect”
• noting that the court may consider prejudice and bad faith in exercising its discretion
• holding “the statutory language ‘other instruments under which the plan 37 Appellate Case: 22-4056 Document: 99-1 Date Filed: 10/01/2024 Page: 38 is established or operated’ is clear and unambiguous” (quoting 29 U.S.C. § 1024(b)(4))
• explaining that ERISA § 1024(b)(4) requires disclosure of plan documents and “other instruments under which the plan is established or operated” and finding an IPS to be disclosable as a “formal document[] under which an ESOP is managed.”
• noting the plain meaning “encompasses [a] formal or legal ne document[] under which a plan is set up or managed.”

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Cited by

81 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Robert D. Sprague, Plaintiffs-Appellees/cross-Appellants v. General Motors Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee
  Sixth Circuit· 1998-01-07· cited 738×
• James P. Cotton, Jr. v. Massachusetts Mutual Life
  Eleventh Circuit· 2005-03-16· cited 261×
• Joseph D. Griggs v. E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Company, Joseph D. Griggs v. E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Company
  Fourth Circuit· 2001-01-09· cited 150×
• Colin v. Marconi Commerce Systems Employees' Retirement Plan
  M.D. North Carolina· 2004-09-01· cited 142×
• Mondry v. American Family Mutual Insurance
  Seventh Circuit· 2009-03-05· cited 92×
• Doe v. Travelers Insurance
  First Circuit· 1999-01-28· cited 87×
• United States v. Charles Thomas Dickerson, Washington Legal Foundation Safe Streets Coalition, Amici Curiae
  Fourth Circuit· 1999-02-08· cited 84×
• Deborah Shafer v. Preston Memorial Hospital Corporation Victoria Adams
  Fourth Circuit· 1997-02-26· cited 79×
• Pens. Plan Guide (Cch) P 23952g Sandra Ames v. American National Can Company
  Seventh Circuit· 1999-04-28· cited 76×
• Solis v. Food Employers Labor Relations Ass'n
  Fourth Circuit· 2011-05-04· cited 45×
• C. Richard Brown v. American Life Holdings, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 1999-09-03· cited 39×
• Louise C. Romero v. Smithkline Beecham, a Delaware Corporation Smithkline Beecham Pension Plan Vincent C. Bruett Stanley J. Serocca, Jr
  Third Circuit· 2002-10-30· cited 38×
• Geraldine Chesnut Donald Chesnut v. David Montgomery, Doing Business as Montgomery's I.G.A.
  Eighth Circuit· 2002-10-08· cited 34×
• Blaustein & Reich, Incorporated, D/B/A Bob's Gun & Tackle Shop v. Bradley A. Buckles, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
  Fourth Circuit· 2004-04-21· cited 30×
• Micron Technology, Inc. v. Qimonda AG (In Re Qimonda AG Bankruptcy Litigation)
  E.D. Virginia· 2010-07-02· cited 30×
• Ehlmann v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-01-04· cited 28×
• Board of Trustees of the CWA/ITU Negotiated Pension Plan v. Weinstein
  Second Circuit· 1997-02-24· cited 27×
• Chao v. Malkani
  Fourth Circuit· 2006-06-22· cited 22×
• Angela Henderson Williamson v. Travelport, LP
  Eleventh Circuit· 2020-03-27· cited 21×
• Runnebaum v. NationsBank of Maryland, N.A.
  Fourth Circuit· 1997-09-11· cited 17×

Cites

37 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1992-06-01· cited 1,837×
• Varity Corp. v. Howe
  Supreme Court· 1996-03-19· cited 1,806×
• King v. St. Vincent's Hospital
  Supreme Court· 1991-12-16· cited 703×
• Crandon v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1990-02-27· cited 696×
• Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. Schoonejongen
  Supreme Court· 1995-03-06· cited 637×
• Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Central Transport, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1985-08-28· cited 573×
• Clifford F. MacEvoy Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Calvin Tomkins Co.
  Supreme Court· 1944-04-24· cited 466×
• D. Ginsberg & Sons, Inc. v. Popkin
  Supreme Court· 1932-03-14· cited 378×
• Katsaros v. Cody
  Second Circuit· 1984-06-29· cited 277×
• Linda K. Moothart v. A. Gary Bell, Bradley P. Pollock, Bell & Pollock, P.C.
  Tenth Circuit· 1994-05-06· cited 271×
• Donovan v. Cunningham
  Fifth Circuit· 1983-10-17· cited 264×
• Luis E. Rodriguez-Abreu v. The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
  First Circuit· 1993-02-25· cited 233×
• Lynn E. Anweiler v. American Electric Power Service Corporation and Aetna Life Insurance Company
  Seventh Circuit· 1993-08-25· cited 180×
• Joan Eddy, of the Estate of James Peter Eddy v. Colonial Life Insurance Company of America
  D.C. Circuit· 1990-11-23· cited 176×
• Martin v. Feilen
  Eighth Circuit· 1992-06-03· cited 174×
• Bartling v. Fruehauf Corp.
  Sixth Circuit· 1994-09-23· cited 125×
• Drennan v. General Motors Corp.
  Sixth Circuit· 1992-10-13· cited 111×
• James F. Mullins v. Pfizer, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1994-05-02· cited 107×
• Jimmie Ruth Daughtrey v. Honeywell, Inc., Bull Hn Information Systems, Talent Force, Inc., AKA Temp Force
  Eleventh Circuit· 1993-10-07· cited 99×
• Emma Anderson v. Flexel, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1995-02-10· cited 94×

Other cases named Faircloth v. Lundy Packing Co.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Faircloth v. Lundy Packing Co.
  Supreme Court· 1997-01-13