Kathleen Murphy v. International Business MacHines Corporation

Plaintiff Kathleen A. Murphy appeals from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Alan H. Nevas, Judge, dismissing her complaint against defendant International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) for denial of benefits under an employee-departure-incentive plan covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (1988). The district court, adopting the recommendation of Magistrate Judge Thomas P. Smith, granted IBM’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that the denial of Murphy’s application for…