Legal Opinion
Leo VARTANIAN, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. MONSANTO COMPANY, Et Al., Defendants—Appellees
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 15, 1997No. 97-1556PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEARNS, District Judge.
This appeal involves a question of first impression in this circuit, namely, the standard to apply in determining when an employer’s consideration of an employee severance program gives rise to a fiduciary duty of disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (“ERISA”). Plaintiff-Appellant Leo Vartanian alleges that his former employer, Monsanto Chemical Company (“Monsanto”), misled him by failing to respond adequately to his inquiries about a severance package that was under internal corporate consideration when he…
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- Vartanian v. Monsanto CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
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