Erisa § 502(A)(3) Equitable Relief

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• Kleinhans v. Lisle Sav. Profit Sharing Tr.
  810 F.2d 618· 7th Cir.· 1987-01-16 ·cited 30×
  The court held that a request for benefit distribution does not constitute a request for information triggering the ERISA § 502(c) penalty, and punitive damages are not recoverable under ERISA § 1132(a)(3).
• Forrest Bugher v. Feightner
  722 F.2d 1356· 7th Cir.· 1983-12-19 ·cited 24×
  A suit by trustees against an employer for contractual obligations under ERISA § 502(a)(3) is a legal action, not equitable, and thus carries a right to a jury trial.
• Turner v. CF & I Steel Corp. & Non-Contributory Pension Plan of CF & I Steel Corp. & the Pension Plan of CF & I Steel Corp. & Program of Ins. Benefits For Emps. of CF & I Steel Corp. Outside of Collective Bargaining Units
  770 F.2d 43· 3d Cir.· 1985-08-14 ·cited 20×
  Beneficiaries suing a plan trustee for pension benefits under ERISA § 502(a)(1)(B) are not entitled to a jury trial, as such claims are considered equitable in nature.
• Sterling Call v. Sumitomo Bank OF Cal.
  881 F.2d 626· 9th Cir.· 1989-07-26 ·cited 7×
  The court held that ERISA does not provide a cause of action for contribution among co-fiduciaries, but reversed the dismissal of a breach of fiduciary duty claim because the plans may not have been fully compensated by a settlement.
• Bacon v. Stiefel Labs., Inc.
  714 F. Supp. 2d 1186· S.D. Fla.· 2010-05-27 ·cited 2×
  The court held that former employees qualify as ERISA participants and that certain claims were not sufficiently pleaded or were preempted by ERISA.
• Kyle Railways, Inc. v. Pac. Admin. Servs., Inc.
  990 F.2d 513· 9th Cir.· 1993-04-09 ·cited 2×
  The court held that Pacific, Guarantee, and National were not ERISA fiduciaries and that Kyle's non-fiduciary claims failed, affirming the district court's dismissals and summary judgment.
• Horan v. Kaiser Steel Retirement Plan
  947 F.2d 1412· 9th Cir.· 1991-11-04 ·cited 1×
  The court held that the Investment Committee had discretion to terminate annuity purchases and that the plaintiffs' fiduciary breach claim was invalid as it sought individual recovery rather than recovery for the plan.
• Publix Super Mkts., Inc. v. Figareau
  M.D. Fla.· 2019-11-25
  A plan fiduciary can bring an ERISA claim for equitable relief to enforce plan terms, including a constructive trust or equitable lien on settlement proceeds held by third parties, and ERISA preempts conflicting state law.
• Jones v. Fed. Express Corp.
  1992 WL 162346· M.D. Fla.· 2013-11-14
  The court held that the denial of long-term disability benefits was not wrong and affirmed the administrator's decision, but granted summary judgment for the plaintiff on the counterclaim for overpayment because the funds were dissipated and equitable relief was unavailable.