Case Name: UNITED FOODS INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The WESTERN CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST FUND; Joseph W. Ballew, et al., Defendants-Appellees (Two Cases). The WESTERN CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST FUND, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED FOODS INC., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1994-12-09
Citations: 41 F.3d 1338
Docket Number: Nos. 93-15765, 93-15770, 93-15960 and 93-15962
Parties: UNITED FOODS INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The WESTERN CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST FUND; Joseph W. Ballew, et al., Defendants-Appellees (Two Cases). The WESTERN CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST FUND, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED FOODS INC., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 41
Pages: 1338–1338

Head Matter:
UNITED FOODS INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The WESTERN CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST FUND; Joseph W. Ballew, et al., Defendants-Appellees (Two Cases). The WESTERN CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST FUND, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED FOODS INC., Defendant-Appellant.
Nos. 93-15765, 93-15770, 93-15960 and 93-15962.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Nov. 15, 1994.
Decided Dec. 9, 1994.
Juan D. Keller, Bryan & Cave, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.
Robert M. Westberg, Kirke M. Hasson, and Kim Zeldin, Pillsbury Madison & Sutro, San Francisco, CA, for defendants-appellees.
Before: ALARCON and HALL, Circuit . Judges, and KING , District Judge.
Honorable Samuel P. King, Senior United States District Judge, District of Hawaii, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
ORDER
The appellant argued on appeal that death, disability, and early retirement benefits should not be included in the calculation of its withdrawal liability. It also argued that the arbitrator erred in refusing to hear certain testimony and erred in awarding attorney's fees.
For the reasons set forth in the district court's opinion regarding these claims, published at 816 F.Supp. 602, we AFFIRM.