Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Columbia Oldsmobile, Inc. v. City of Montgomery

501 U.S. 1231

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1991-06-24
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • a post-Firestone case applying the arbitrary and capricious standard to review of denial of ERISA benefits
  • “ERISA preempts civil actions against employers for severance pay predicated on common-law contract principles”
  • severance benefits constituted an ERISA welfare benefit plan

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Columbia Oldsmobile, Inc. v. City of Montgomery. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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