Opinion ID: 541803
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Breach of Trust Claim.

Text: 7 The gravamen of the pilots' breach of trust claim is that Republic, as administrator of the PRIP, violated ERISA by improperly calculating and distributing the retirement annuities. The district court held that appellants did not present any genuine issues of material fact that necessitated a trial. The court reasoned that the parties disagreed not over the salient facts, but rather over how these facts applied to the terms of the PRIP, the Termination Agreement, and ERISA. The court found that [t]here can be no dispute of the fact that Plaintiffs were on disability status no later than March 25, 1984, prior to the termination of the PRIP. Appellants contend that this ruling was erroneous. They submit that it is disputed whether they were on disability status no later than March 25, 1984. They cite affidavits that place the disability status of each appellant as occurring at a later date. 2 8