Legal Opinion
Hickey v. Digital Equipment Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1995No. 94-1710PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge HALL and Senior Judge PHILLIPS joined.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
This is a ease brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., against Digital Equipment Corporation (Digital) by a large group of its former employees who seek severance pay under Digital’s 1991 Severance Pay and Benefits Plan (Plan). In 1992 Digital sold the plant where the employees worked, but the plant’s operations were not disrupted by the sale. The employees either retained their same jobs or…
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