Legal Opinion

Edes v. Verizon Communications, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided August 2, 2005No. 03-2162PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants Ronald R. Edes, Kevin Lyons, and John Parsons appeal the dismissal of their claims against Defendants-appellees Verizon Communications, Inc., et al., under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C § 1001-1461, as amended (“ERISA”). Plaintiffs allege that Defendants violated ERISA by relegating them to the payrolls of third-party payroll agencies, thereby: (1) wrongfully denying them benefits under ERISA plans; (2) interfering with their attainment of plan participation rights; (3) breaching fiduciary duties owed to them; (4)…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Beddall v. State Street Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
  2. LaChapelle v. Berkshire Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
  3. Clorox Co. Puerto Rico v. Proctor & Gamble Commercial Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
  4. United States v. Frances SladeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  5. Gluck v. Unisys Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992

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