Halliburton Co. Benefits Committee v. Graves

KING, Circuit Judge:

This class action, brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (2000) (“ERISA”), arises from the September 1998 merger of Dresser Industries, Inc. into a wholly owned subsidiary (Halliburton N.C., Inc.) of Halliburton Company pursuant to the terms of a merger agreement among the three companies and the effect of the merger agreement on the Dresser Retiree Medical Program, an employee welfare benefit plan under 29 U.S.C. § 1002(1). As part of the merger agreement, Halliburton agreed to maintain the Dresser Retiree Medical…