COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA v. AT & T CO.

No. 93-7060.

40 F.3d 426 (1994)

COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA; Lyle Wingate, Appellees, v. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY; American Telephone and Telegraph Pension Plan, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc E. Manly argued the cause, for appellants. With him on the briefs, was John H. Curley. Christopher R. Drahozal entered an appearance.

James B. Coppess argued the cause, for appellees. With him on the brief, was Gerard C. Boyle.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, GINSBURG and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:

In this case, we reaffirm the familiar principle that, barring exceptional circumstances, parties aggrieved by decisions of pension plan administrators must exhaust the administrative remedies available to them under their pension plans before challenging those decisions in court. We also reaffirm the well-established principle of labor law that disputes subject to mandatory...

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