· 8/26/1986
Whitworth Bros. Storage Company v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, Defendants
Citations
- 794 F.2d 221
How courts have described this case
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- finding federal common law cause of action by employer to recover mistakenly paid pension contributions
- applying Lincoln Mills to illustrate scope of federal common law under ERISA
- employer may pursue federal common law action for return of payments mistakenly made to multiemployer pension plan
- An action for unjust enrichment, equitable in nature, and developed in light of the policies of ERISA is appropriate”
- restitution allowed when employer paid too much into the fund
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Judges: Contie, Engel, Milburn
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