William E. Altman is a lawyer practicing labor and employment, trade secrets, erisa litigation and 7 other areas of law. William received a B.S. degree from University of South Carolina - Columbia in 1991, and has been licensed for 31 years. William practices at The Murray Law Group A Professional Corporation in Bingham Farms, MI.
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Practice Details
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Firm InformationPositionVice President, Treasurer, Director and ShareholderFirm NameThe Murray Law Group A Professional Corporation
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCases
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).
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1995, Michigan
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh and District of Columbia Circuits
MembershipsAmerican Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section)
State Bar of Michigan (Member, Labor and Employment Section)
Federal Bar Association
American Employment Law Council
Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (Inducted 2006) -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolMichigan State University, Detroit College of Law
Class of 1995
J.D.
summa cum laude & 1st in his class, Managing Editor of the Detroit College of Law Review 1994
Other EducationUniversity of South Carolina - Columbia
Class of 1991
B.S.
William E. Altman
31780 Telegraph Road, Suite 200Bingham Farms, MI 48025-3469U.S.A.
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