RUSSO v. VALMET INC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE MICHAEL RUSSO, ) ) PLAINTIFF ) ) V. ) CIVIL NO. 19-CV-324-DBH ) VALMET INC. AND VALMET, INC. ) DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN, ) ) DEFENDANTS ) DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS This is a lawsuit seeking retirement benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA),

29 U.S.C. § 1001

et seq. The plaintiff claims his employer’s defined benefit plan has wrongly denied him benefits even though he meets the plan’s definition of “eligible employee.” He also claims a breach of fiduciary duty, alleging that he took the job in reliance on…