Franklin v. Main
Franklin v. Peat Marwick Main & Co.
Franklin v. Main, 498 U.S. 890 (1990)
Opinion of the Court
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C. A. 9th Cir. Motion of National Association of Securities and Commercial Law Attorneys for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Certiorari denied.
How later courts describe this case
Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 18 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.
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(holding that an oral interpretation of an ambiguous plan provision will be given effect)
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(stating that contribution right is extinguishable and bar orders appropriate in securities class action)
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(distinguishing Nachwalter as being limited to modifications, but otherwise indicating, without discussion, that Nachwalter would apply to this welfare benefits case)
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(noting the “rule that estoppel may not be invoked to enlarge or extend the coverage specified in a contract”)
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(allowing application of federal common law estoppel to representations about COBRA rights statutorily included in all ERISA-covered plans)
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(allowing application of estoppel principles where interpreting ambiguities in benefit plans)
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(ADEA government employee plaintiff filed his suit in court before administrative appeal was decided by the EEOC)
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(“Federal courts possess the authority, however, to develop a body of federal common law to govern issues in ERISA actions not covered by the act itself.”)
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