Patterson v. Chrysler Group, LLC’s Empirical Analysis
845 F.3d 756 · 2017
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Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 29 U.S.C. § 1001 (§ 2 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1056 (§ 206 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1132 (§ 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1144 (§ 514 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974)
Relies on DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters · Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States · Pace v. Superintendent State Correctional Institution at Graterford · Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · Fallick v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Most-quoted passages
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“ERISA does not explicitly provide a limitations period for § 1132(a)(1)(B) claims,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“courts fill the statutory gap using federal common law,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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