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· 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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