Legal Opinion
Niehoff v. Shankman & Associates Legal Center, P.A.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 21, 2000PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] Michael Niehoff appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Delahanty, J.) denying his motion for partial summary judgment and granting Shankman & Associates Legal Center’s motion for summary judgment as to all claims. Niehoff contends that the court erred in: (1) ruling that Niehoff would not have been entitled to severance benefits if L.L. Bean, Inc.’s severance pay policy was considered to be a welfare plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (1985 & Supp.1993); (2) ruling in the alternative that the L.L.…
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