Legal Opinion
Edes v. Verizon Communications, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 25, 2003No. CIV.A.01-011742-PBSPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs bring this proposed class action alleging that their former employer, defendant Verizon Communications, Inc. (previously GTE, Inc.), interfered with plaintiffs’ rights to participate in various employee benefit plans in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) as well as state common law. 1 Defendants assert that plaintiffs were temporary employees who were ineligible for participation in GTE’s employee benefits plans, and have moved to dismiss the complaint. After hearing and several rounds of…
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Edes v. Verizon Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
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- Schwartz v. Independence Blue CrossDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
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