Arbitrary And Capricious Standard Of Review For Trustee Decisions

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• Ruetta Paris v. Profit Sharing Plan FOR Emps. OF Howard B. Wolf, Inc.
  637 F.2d 357· 5th Cir.· 1981-02-17 ·cited 73×
  The court held that it had jurisdiction because the cause of action accrued in 1975 when benefits were denied, and affirmed the district court's denial of benefits as the trustee's decision was not arbitrary or capricious.
• Mrs. Geneva B. Phillips v. Kennedy
  542 F.2d 52· 8th Cir.· 1976-09-15 ·cited 54×
  The court affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment, holding that the trustees' denial of survivor pension benefits was arbitrary and capricious.
• Malhiot v. S. Cal. Retail Clerks Union & Drug Emp'r Pension & Tr. Fund
  735 F.2d 1133· 9th Cir.· 1984-06-19 ·cited 42×
  Attorneys are entitled to notice and an opportunity for a hearing before sanctions are imposed under 28 U.S.C. § 1927.
• Gustave D. Toensing v. Brown
  528 F.2d 69· 9th Cir.· 1975-12-29 ·cited 36×
  The court held that trustees' adoption of a recommended differential in pension benefits for active and retired employees was not arbitrary or capricious and did not violate their fiduciary duty under the Labor Management Relations Act.
• Crews v. Central States
  788 F.2d 332· 6th Cir.· 1986-04-14 ·cited 29×
  The court held that the trustees' denial of a refund was not arbitrary or capricious because the contractual limitations on recovery and the distinction between mistakes of fact and law barred the claim.
• Govoni v. Bricklayers
  732 F.2d 250· 1st Cir.· 1984-04-24 ·cited 29×
  The court held that the pension fund trustees' interpretation of the 'break in service' provision was reasonable and that the plaintiff failed to show prejudice from any inadequacy in the summary plan description.
• Teamster's Local 348 Health & Welf. Fund v. Kohn Bev. Co.
  749 F.2d 315· 6th Cir.· 1984-11-26 ·cited 24×
  The court held that Kohn was obligated to contribute to the funds for all employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement, regardless of union membership, and that the funds were not estopped from recovering delinquent contributions.
• Gomez v. Lewis
  414 F.2d 1312· 3d Cir.· 1969-08-20 ·cited 24×
  The court held that the trustees did not act arbitrarily or capriciously in amending pension eligibility regulations, even with short notice, as they reasonably believed it was necessary to comply with the Taft-Hartley Act.
• Haeberle v. Bd. of Trs. of Buffalo Carpenters Health-Care
  624 F.2d 1132· 2d Cir.· 1980-06-09 ·cited 22×
  The court held that the plaintiff was not entitled to pension benefits under ERISA or estoppel theory because he forfeited his credits before the ERISA vesting provision became effective and failed to prove reliance or injury for estoppel.
• Siles v. Ilgwu Nat'l Ret. Fund
  783 F.2d 923· 9th Cir.· 1986-02-25 ·cited 15×
  The court held that the pension plan's transitional provision requiring 435 hours of covered employment in 1974 and 1975 to cure a break in service complies with ERISA's break-in-service rules, and the trustees did not breach their fiduciary duty.
• Jamail, Inc. v. The Carpenters Dist. Council OF Houston Pension & Welf. Trs.
  954 F.2d 299· 5th Cir.· 1992-02-27 ·cited 10×
  An employer has a federal common law right of restitution for erroneously paid contributions to ERISA trust funds, and a restrictive, retroactively applied refund policy is invalid.
• Stacey v. Harrison Combs
  671 F.2d 602· D.C. Cir.· 1982-02-19 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the Trustees acted arbitrarily and capriciously by applying a new resolution to deny pension benefits to a disabled retiree who had vested rights under the prior resolution.
• Fleming v. W. Conf. OF Teamsters Pension Tr. Fund
  803 F.2d 441· 9th Cir.· 1986-10-23 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the pension fund's denial of prior service credits was not arbitrary, capricious, or erroneous on a question of law.