Collini v. Wean United, Inc.
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
101 F.R.D. 408 (1983)
- Written by Mary Phelan D'Isa, JD
Facts
Nine individual retirees (plaintiffs) filed claims under the Employees Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) against two benefit plans and the administrator (defendants) for discontinued benefits and breaches of statutory and fiduciary duties. The defendants moved for leave to implead a national and local union (third-party defendants) under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (FRCP) 14. The defendants alleged that the third-party defendants, who were the exclusive bargaining agents for the retirees, failed in their duties under a collective-bargaining agreement and that caused or exacerbated any harm to the individual retirees. The retirees opposed the defendants’ motion to implead the third-party defendants. The retirees alleged that the impleader should fail because the putative third-party defendants were not liable to the defendants for all or part of the plaintiffs’ claims.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Diamond, J.)
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