Legal Opinion

Kolling v. American Power Conversion Corp.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided October 16, 2003No. 02-2618PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Fred W. Kolling, III, challenges an adverse summary judgment ruling that American Power Conversion Corporation’s (“APC”) denial of his claim for employee benefits neither violated the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461, nor breached a contractual obligation owed to him by APC. We affirm.

I. Background

In November 1989, Kolling responded to APC’s classified advertisement seeking candidates for the recently vacated Chief Financial Officer position (“CFO”). APC’s Chief Executive Officer, Roger Dowdell,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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  4. Liston v. Unum Corp. Officer Severance PlanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by54 opinions

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