Legal Opinion
Dennis S. Leavitt v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1990No. 89-5300MNPublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
Dennis S. Leavitt appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of his former employer, Northwestern Bell Telephone Company (Bell). Leavitt claims Bell breached its fiduciary duties by denying him benefits under its Management Income Protection Plan (the plan) in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (1988). The district court rejected Leavitt’s claim because he had signed a release settling the dispute with Bell. On appeal, Leavitt claims the district court committed error because the…
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