William E. Altman

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Vice President, Treasurer, Director and Shareholder

  Firm Name

  The Murray Law Group A Professional Corporation
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Patterson v Chrysler Group LLC, 845 F.3d 756 (6th Cir. 2017) (In a case of first impression in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, successfully defended company
  pension plan against claim to enforce divorce judgment after the death of a participant)
  Butler v FCA US LLC, 6th Cir. Case No. 16-2726 (2017) (Successfully defended company against claims for group accident insurance benefits)
  Kern v Chrysler UAW Pension, __ Fed. Appx. __, 2013 U.S. Appl. LEXIS 10596 (6th Cir. 2013) (Successfully defended pension plan against claim for widow/widower benefits)
  Hawk v Chrysler Group LLC, 2013 WL 149597 (E.D. Mich. 2013)(Successfully defended pension against claim for permanent
  total disability benefits)
  Becker v Chrysler LLC Healthcare Plan, 691 F.3d 879 (7th Cir. 2012), 2011 WL 2601254 (E.D. Wis. 2011) (Successfully defended welfare plan against claim for healthcare benefits)
  Pearce v. Chrysler LLC Pension Plan, 2012 WL 750097 (E.D. Mich. 2012) (Successfully defended pension plan against claim for pension benefits)
  Brooks v. Chrysler Group LLC - UAW Pension Plan, 2012 WL 95267 (E.D. Mich. 2012) (Successfully defended pension plan against claim for pension benefits)
  Dean v. DaimlerChrysler Life, Disability
  Health Care Benefits Program, 439 Fed. Appx. 265 (4th Cir. 2011) (Successfully defended benefits plan in claim for long term disability benefits)
  Beauchamp v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 2011 WL 34897980 (E.D. Mich. 2011) (Successfully defended pension plan against claim for pension benefits)
  Becker v Chrysler LLC Healthcare Plan, 2011 WL 2601254 (E.D. Wis. 2011) (Successfully defended pension plan against claim for healthcare benefits)
  Lilley v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation-UAW Pension Plan, 2010 WL 380833 (S.D. Ill. 2010) (Successfully defended pension plan against claim for pension benefits)
  Garrett v Hewitt Associates, 2010 WL 2342496 (N.D. Ohio 2010) (Successfully defended pension plan against claim for survivor spouse pension benefits)
  Meyer v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 2009 WL 702817 (E.D. Mo. 2009) (Successfully defended employer against claim for disability benefits)
  Mitchell v. Oakwood Healthcare 2009 WL 2602439 (E.D. Mich. 2009) (Successfully defended employer against claim for disability benefits)
  Crawford v TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, 560 F.3d 607 (6th Cir. 2009) (E.D. Mich. 2007) (Successfully defended employer in class action pension discrimination case under arising out of a plant closure)
  Hendricks v. Home Depot, Inc., 2006 WL 3422695 (S.D. Ohio 2006) (Successfully defended employer in putative class action involving ERISA claims arising out of workers compensation leaves)
  In re U.S. Truck Company Holdings, Inc., 341 B.R. 596 (E.D. Mich. 2006) (Successfully represented multi-employer pension plan
  trust in case involving "trucking industry" exception to withdrawal liability )
  Meier v. Green, No. 07-11410, 2007 WL 2909418, 2007 WL 1868999 (E.D. Mich. 2007)
  Meier v. Detroit Diesel Corporation, 2006 WL 2089208 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006) (Successfully defended employer in multiple-count, multiple action litigation by former employee alleging numerous discrimination
  other claims.)
  Detroit Newspaper Agency v. N.L.R.B., 435 F.3d 302 (D.C. Cir. 2006) (Obtained Court of Appeals holding that NRLB's order was not supported by substantial evidence where it determined that employee was discharged due to union activity
  the NLRB subsequently dismissed the case)
  Henry v. Northwest Airlines, Inc., 148 Fed.Appx. 410 (6th Cir. 2005) (Obtained summary judgment for employer in race discrimination claim brought by long term employee)
  Detroit Newspaper Agency v. Schaub, 108 F. Supp. 2d 729 (E.D. Mich. 2000) (Obtained injunctive relief restraining the NLRB from prosecuting unfair labor practice charges against the employer)
  Hogan v. Petitpren, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing
  Pension Plan, 92 F. Supp. 2d 612 (E.D. Mich. 2000) (Successfully defended employer in case alleging violations of ERISA procedure
  failure to provide benefits)
  NLRB v. Detroit Newspaper Agency, 185 F.3d 602 (6th Cir. 1999) (Obtained first impression ruling that privilege reviews regarding agency subpoenas are the province of the courts, rather than the agencies).