Matassarin v. Lynch

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Patricia Matassarin appeals the district court’s grants of summary judgment dismissing her ERISA and securities claims. We affirm.

I

In this unusual employee benefits matter, Patricia Matassarin, who is the plaintiff/appellant and the current plaintiffs attorney of record, brought suit against the Great Empire Broadcasting, Inc. (“Great Empire”) employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP” or “Plan”) and its fiduciaries and author. The Great Empire ESOP is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq.

Until 1988,…