Legal Opinion
Deboard v. Sunshine Mining & Refining Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 5, 2000No. 97-6226, 97-6249, 98-6020PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, former employees of a corporate subsidiary of defendant Sunshine Mining & Refining Company, filed this action under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., seeking to enforce promises of life-time insurance benefits made to them by their former employer as induce ments to early retirements. Defendants appeal from the district court’s entry of partial summary judgment and its subsequent entry of judgment in favor of plaintiffs. Defendants also appeal the district court’s award of fees and costs to plaintiffs.…
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