Legal Opinion
Fenton v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 10, 2005No. 02-1960, 03-1277, 03-1278PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the seven former employees in this action against their former employer, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company. The complaint seeks enhanced early retirement benefits under the company’s pension plan. The question at issue is whether a 1994 amendment to the plan, making early retirement'with full benefits available at age 56 to those with 25 yeahs of service; applies to former employees whose jobs ended 'before they retired, or only to those who are still employed when they retire. John Hancock…
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