Opinion ID: 677894
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Heading: Issues Raised for the First Time on Appeal

Text: 23 The DeVolls raise two issues on appeal that they failed to raise before the district court. First, the DeVolls argue that Burdick Painting's agreement with its employees to change the terms of their employment, made prior to the declaration of an impasse in negotiations with the Union, was illegal. Second, the DeVolls claim that both the Fund and Burdick Painting breached their fiduciary duties to notify the DeVolls that their medical coverage under the Fund had been terminated. 24 We will not consider arguments not first raised before the district court unless there were exceptional circumstances. Briggs v. Kent (In re Professional Investment Properties of America), 955 F.2d 623, 625 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 113 S.Ct. 63, 121 L.Ed.2d 31 (1992). We have recognized three exceptional circumstances, only one of which is relevant here. We may address a newly presented issue when it is purely an issue of law and either does not depend on the factual record developed before the district court, or the pertinent record has been fully developed. Bolker v. Commissioner, 760 F.2d 1039, 1042 (9th Cir.1985). Because both claims depend on facts not adequately developed in the record, we decline to address them on appeal.