Legal Opinion
Wallace v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1989No. 87-2013PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSON, Senior District Judge.
This case involves a claim for termination benefits by a class of former employees of appellee Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (Firestone). The District Court below, the Honorable Oren Harris, granted summary judgment to appellee. The court first found that the claims were governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). It then held that Firestone’s conclusion that termination benefits were not awardable was not arbitrary and capricious, the standard of review previously mandated by this court in ERISA cases. We affirm the portion of…
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