Legal Opinion
Duggan v. Hobbs
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1996No. 95-15863PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
William Duggan entered into a severance agreement with his employer, Chemworld Corporation (the Agreement), under which he was to receive retirement benefits for life. When Chemworld terminated payments due under the Agreement, Duggan sued Chem-world and its President, Danny G. Hobbs, for breach of contract and for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
The district court dismissed the breach of contract claim on the ground that it was preempted by ERISA. After a bench trial on the ERISA claims, the district court entered…
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