Robert Rowe v. Allied Chemical Hourly Employees' Pension Plan

This case is before us on remand from the Supreme Court, to evaluate in light of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch, 489 U.S. 101, 109 S.Ct. 948, 103 L.Ed.2d 80 (1989). Rowe v. Allied Chemical Hourly Employees’ Pension Plan, 489 U.S. 1049, 109 S.Ct. 1306, 103 L.Ed.2d 576 (1989). Some plaintiffs in this case alleged, inter alia, that their separation from employment with Allied Corporation (Allied) after the sale of Allied’s Ashland Plant, even though followed by their immediate employment with Armco, Inc. (Armco), the purchaser of that plant, constituted a layoff from Allied, and thus…