Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Barnes Pumps, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1993No. 92-3216PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs appeal the order of the district court granting summary judgment for the defendant employer. The district court ruled that appellant’s state law claims were preempted by ERISA, and that the ERISA Plan in effect superseded all previous agreements. Plaintiffs now argue that ERISA does not govern, and that they are entitled to benefits based on previous agreements not superseded by the employer’s Plan. For the reasons stated, we affirm.
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Appellants are all former employees of Barnes Pumps, Inc. Prior to July 25, 1988, Barnes Pumps, at that time known as Peabody…
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