Legal Opinion
Richard G. Allen v. Adage, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 17, 1992No. 91-2206PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The fifty-four plaintiffs in this case sought payment of benefits under a severance pay plan (Plan) maintained by their quondam employer, Adage, Inc. Their claims were preferred pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (1988), and specifically, ERISA § 1132(a)(1)(B). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
At the times material hereto, Adage manufactured, sold, and serviced high performance graphics and CAD /CAM products. Its field service unit employed…
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