Legal Opinion
Vartanian v. Monsanto Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 3, 1994No. 93-1611PublishedCited by 227 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Leo Vartanian (“Vartanian”) brought claims against his former employer, Appellee Monsanto Chemical Company (“Monsanto”), under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., pursuant to Section 502(a) of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. 1132(a), as well as under common law, 1 asserting that Monsanto breached its fiduciary duty and engaged in unlawful discrimination and misrepresentation. The district court dismissed Vartanian’s complaint for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), 822 F.Supp. 36. Vartanian…
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