Legal Opinion
Pens. Plan Guide P 23907e Victor E. Carlo, Jr. And Kathleen M. Carlo v. Reed Rolled Thread Die Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 3, 1995No. 94-1786PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
This appeal requires us to decide whether ERISA preempts a state law claim of negligent misrepresentation against an employer based upon the employer’s representations regarding the employee’s prospective benefits under an early retirement program. For the following reasons, we find that the state law claims are preempted, and affirm the district court’s ruling.
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The plaintiffs-appellants, Victor E. Carlo, Jr. and Kathleen M. Carlo (the “Carlos”), commenced this action against the defendant-appellee, Reed Rolled Thread Die Co., a Division of…
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