Smith v. ABS Industries, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• allegation of willful violation of plan is sufficient to state claim for punitive damages
• allegation of willful violation of plan is sufficient to state claim for punitive damages

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Pane v. RCA Corp.
  D. New Jersey· 1987-08-11· cited 44×
• Richland Hospital, Inc. v. Ralyon
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1987-11-18· cited 31×
• Jordan v. Reliable Life Insurance
  N.D. Alabama· 1988-09-09· cited 26×
• Vogel v. Independence Federal Savings Bank
  D. Maryland· 1988-08-05· cited 19×
• Sprague v. General Motors Corp.
  E.D. Michigan· 1992-10-23· cited 11×
• Stewart v. KHD Deutz of America Corp.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1996-02-28· cited 10×
• Helwig v. Kelsey-Hayes Co.
  E.D. Michigan· 1995-11-30· cited 10×
• Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Dannen
  W.D. Missouri· 1990-10-05· cited 6×
• Diduck v. Kaszycki & Sons Contractors, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 1990-05-14· cited 3×
• Dushaw v. Roadway Express, Inc.
  N.D. Ohio· 1992-09-18· cited 2×
• Ronald Stewart v. Khd Deutz Of America Corporation
  Eleventh Circuit· 1996-02-28
• Dennis v. Sawbrook Steel Castings Co.
  S.D. Ohio· 1991-02-05

Cites

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

• Conley v. Gibson
  Supreme Court· 1957-11-18· cited 30,380×
• DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
  Supreme Court· 1983-06-08· cited 3,153×
• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. Russell
  Supreme Court· 1985-06-27· cited 1,937×
• Edward E. Westlake v. William Lucas, Sheriff of Wayne County
  Sixth Circuit· 1976-07-29· cited 1,321×
• Dairy Queen, Inc. v. Wood
  Supreme Court· 1962-04-30· cited 1,275×
• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (Uaw), and Local 134, Uaw v. Yard-Man, Incorporated
  Sixth Circuit· 1983-09-09· cited 403×
• Adams v. Gould Inc.
  Third Circuit· 1984-06-28· cited 395×
• Blau v. Del Monte Corp.
  Ninth Circuit· 1984-12-05· cited 326×
• Katsaros v. Cody
  Second Circuit· 1984-06-29· cited 277×
• York v. First Presbyterian Church
  Supreme Court· 1985-10-07· cited 257×
• Claude Wardle, Sr. v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund
  Seventh Circuit· 1980-08-14· cited 255×
• Hebra A. Berry v. Ciba-Geigy Corporation
  Fourth Circuit· 1985-05-13· cited 211×
• Lillian Yanks Rehmar v. Bernard L. Smith
  Ninth Circuit· 1977-06-06· cited 143×
• John I. Calamia v. Price Spivey, Administrator of Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plan
  Fifth Circuit· 1980-12-17· cited 138×
• Powell v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-09· cited 110×
• In re Vorpahl
  Eighth Circuit· 1982-12-17· cited 101×
• Powell v. Chesapeake And Potomac Telephone Company Of Virginia
  Fourth Circuit· 1985-12-18· cited 87×
• Pollock v. Castrovinci
  S.D. New York· 1979-11-07· cited 85×
• United Independent Flight Officers, Inc. v. United Air Lines, Inc., & Air Line Pilots Association, International
  Seventh Circuit· 1985-01-29· cited 82×
• Forrest Bugher v. Jack Feightner D/B/A Feightner Excavating Company
  Seventh Circuit· 1983-12-19· cited 74×