King et al. v. Crane Nuclear, Inc. et al.

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Case Number:

3:23-cv-00273

Court:

Tennessee Middle

Nature of Suit:

Labor: E.R.I.S.A.

Judge:

Aleta A. Trauger

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Tennessee Valley Authority

July 16, 2025
Union Pension Fund Says Cos. Can't Get Fees In ERISA Row

A Tennessee federal judge should deny two companies' "extraordinary" request for a union pension fund to cover their attorney fees in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act dispute, the union argued Wednesday, saying the section of ERISA the lawsuit was lodged under doesn't allow for attorney fee awards.
May 19, 2025
Electric, Nuclear Valve Co. Escape Pension Dispute

A federally owned electric company and a contractor were not required to make pension fund contributions to a plumbers and steamfitters union because the contracted valve work was an exempt specialty contract, a Tennessee federal judge ruled in a lawsuit Monday.