Legal Opinion
Gavalik v. Continental Can Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 19, 1987No. Nos. 85-3597, 85-3615PublishedCited by 230 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, JR., Circuit Judge.
This litigation originated in two separate class actions, Gavalik, et al. v. Continental Can Co., C.A. No. 81-1519, filed September 18,1981, and Jakub, et al. v. Continental Can Co., C.A. No. 82-1995, filed September 27, 1982, alleging that the institution and implementation of a “liability avoidance” scheme by Continental Can (“Continental”) operated to prevent employees from attaining eligibility for employee benefits in violation of § 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1140 (1982).1…
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3Cited by230 opinions
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