William J. Mertens Alex W. Bandrowski James E. Clarke Russell Franz v. Charles H. Black Gerald G. Ferro Richard N. Gary Charles S. Holmes Patrick J. Hunt Robert Merrick George M. Perry Monty H. Rial M. Edward Steward Miles G. Yeagley, and Kaiser Steel Retirement Plan, William J. Mertens v. Kaiser Steel Retirement Plan, William J. Mertens v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and Kaiser Steel Retirement Plan

948 F.2d 1105 14 Employee Benefits Cas. 1979 William J. MERTENS; Alex W. Bandrowski; James E. Clarke; Russell Franz, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Charles H. BLACK; Gerald G. Ferro; Richard N. Gary; Charles S. Holmes; Patrick J. Hunt; Robert Merrick; George M. Perry; Monty H. Rial; M. Edward Steward; Miles G. Yeagley, Defendants-Appellants, and Kaiser Steel Retirement Plan, Defendant. William J. MERTENS, et al., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KAISER STEEL RETIREMENT PLAN, et al., Defendant-Appellant. William J. MERTENS, et al., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant, and Kaiser Steel Retirement Plan, et al., Defendant. Nos. 90-16359, 90-16437 and 90-16439. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 14, 1991. Decided Nov. 4, 1991. Julia A. Molander, Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Jean Marie Breen, Office of Gen. Counsel, Washington, D.C., for Pension Benefit Guar. Corp., defendant-appellant in No. 90-16439 and defendant-appellee in Nos. 90-16359 and 90-16437. Alfred H. Sigman, Sigman & Lewis, Oakland, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District…