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· 12/15/1977

William J. Riley v. Meba Pension Trust

Citations

  • 570 F.2d 406
  • 1 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1757
  • 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 5603

How courts have described this case

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

  • reviewing an exclusionary provision which affected only a single individual under § 302, but finding it not arbitrary or capricious
  • rejecting \the notion that Sec. 302(c)(5) [and Sec. 302(e) ] gave the federal courts a roving jurisdiction over ... the structure of pension plans\
  • reviewing an exclusionary provision which affected only a single individual under § 302, but finding it not arbitrary or capricious
  • same standard of review applies to trustees’ plan interpretations in an action seeking relief under § 502(a) generally
  • “[Cjare must be taken not to subvert the intention of Congress to postpone the effective date of the vesting provisions in order to afford a fair opportunity to bring plans and their application in line with the new vesting requirements.”
  • continuing violation if benefits suspended rather than completely forfeited

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Judges: Friendly, Gurfein, Meskill

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