Legal Opinion
Singer v. Black & Decker Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 27, 1992No. 91-1669PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
Appellants sued their former employer, Black & Decker,1 seeking a declaration that they were entitled to enhanced early retirement benefits. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Black & Decker. It rejected the employees’ claims alleging violations of federal common law under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended, 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 1001 et seq. (West 1985 & Supp.1992). In doing so, it repudiated the use of preempted state common-law causes *1451of action in fashioning federal common law. It also found that even if the…
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