Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Columbia Oldsmobile, Inc. v. City of Montgomery
Columbia Oldsmobile, Inc. v. City of Montgomery, 501 U.S. 1231 (1991)
- 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.
- Cited by
- 51 opinions
Sup. Ct. Ohio. Certiorari denied.