(DOWNLOAD) "Ramsey v. Formica Corporation" by United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: Ramsey v. Formica Corporation
Author : United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit
Release Date : January 09, 2005
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 66 KB

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The issue in this case is whether the temporary restraining order requested by plaintiffs is an authorized form of relief under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Plaintiffs and putative class members are former employees of Formica Corporation and participants in Formicas benefit pension plan who received overpayments of benefits each month for between eight and seventeen years. After an audit revealed the overpayments, Formica began issuing reduced payments to reflect a more accurate accounting. Plaintiffs brought this action alleging violation of state laws and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. They also filed a motion, which is the subject of this appeal, for the court to restrain Formica temporarily from reducing their monthly benefit payments. The district court denied the motion, concluding that plaintiffs state law claims are preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and that plaintiffs requested remedy, which the court found to be monetary damages rather than equitable relief, was not authorized by the Act. Our decision in this case depends entirely on whether we agree with the district courts conclusion that the requested relief is legal, not equitable, and therefore is not authorized by the Act.