Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Schlumberger, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 10, 2003No. 02-20173PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the question whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) 1 imposes upon a company that acts as administrator of its employee benefit program a duty to truthfully disclose, upon inquiry from plan participants or beneficiaries, whether it is considering amending the benefit plan. Although the majority of other circuits have already confronted this issue, 2 it is one of first impression for our circuit. In line with the majority rule of other circuits, the district court concluded that such a duty does not arise…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Basic Inc. v. LevinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Varity Corp. v. HoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Pegram v. HerdrichSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. SchoonejongenSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by122 opinions
- In Re Enron Corp. Securities, Derivative & ERISADistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2003
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- William Lee v. Verizon Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
- Kergosien v. Ocean Energy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Thomas Perez, Secretary v. Herbert BruisterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
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