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This action involves a dispute over the control of the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 22 of New Jersey Pension Fund. Plaintiffs, including the National Pension Fund of the SMWIA and individual members, allege that the six trustees of the Fund breached their fiduciary duty under ERISA and LMRA. They claim the trustees unlawfully amended the Fund's agreement to maintain control after the dissolution of SMWIA Local 22 and the formation of Independent Local 22. Defendants sought to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction and improper venue, or to transfer the case to the District of New Jersey. The court denied the motion to dismiss but granted the motion to transfer, concluding that New Jersey was the appropriate forum given the parties' residences, the situs of operative facts, and the location of relevant witnesses and documents.
Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund v. Gallagher is a workers' compensation case decided in District Court, S.D. New York. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in District Court, S.D. New York.
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This action involves a dispute over the control of the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 22 of New Jersey Pension Fund. Plaintiffs, including the National Pension Fund of the SMWIA and individual members, allege that the six trustees of the Fund breached their fiduciary duty under ERISA and LMRA. They claim the trustees unlawfully amended the Fund's agreement to maintain control after the dissolution of SMWIA Local 22 and the formation of Independent Local 22. Defendants sought to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction and improper venue, or to transfer the case to the District of New Jersey. The court denied the motion to dismiss but granted the motion to transfer, concluding that New Jersey was the appropriate forum given the parties' residences, the situs of operative facts, and the location of relevant witnesses and documents.
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