Mallon v. Trust Company of New Jersey Severance Pay Plan

OPINION

Appellants challenge the district court’s order granting appellees’ motion for judgment on the pleadings and denying appellants’ cross-motion for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, we will affirm.

I

We adopt the district court’s recitation of the facts put forth as follows:

On or about January 7, 2003, in anticipation of its merger with [appellee] North Fork Bank (“North Fork”), Trust Company of New Jersey (“TCNJ”) adopted the Trust Company of New Jersey Severance Pay Plan (the “Plan”). The parties agree that the Plan constitutes an employee welfare benefit plan under the…