· 8/26/1994
Mark Diak v. Dwyer, Costello & Knox, P.C., Terrance D. Knox, and John E. Dwyer
Citations
- 33 F.3d 809
- 28 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1238
- 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 23312
- 1994 WL 462179
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that payment of benefits from general fund satisfied the requirement of an ascertainable source of funding
- finding that there was no evidence as to how employees “applied for” and received benefits or why others did not receive benefits
- “[P]ayment of benefits out of general funds satisfies the requirement of an ascertainable source of funding.”
- \[P]ayment of benefits out of general funds satisfies the requirement of an ascertainable source of funding.\
- “A plan need not be in writing . . . so long as the plan is a reality, meaning something more than a mere decision to extend benefits.”
- “[Wje look to-whether the decision ‘constituted an expressed intention by the employer to provide benefits on a regular and long-term basis,’.” (quoting Wickman v. Nw. Nat'l Life Ins. Co., 908 F.2d 1077, 1083 (1st Cir.
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Judges: Cudahy, Coffey, Norgle
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