Legal Opinion
Reichelt v. Emhart Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 11, 1990No. 326, Docket 90-7400PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Robert Reichelt et al. appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Alan H. Nevas, Judge, dismissing their complaint seeking severance benefits from their former employer, defendant Emhart Corp. (“Emhart”), et al, under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (1988), and under common-law contract principles, in connection with Emhart’s sale of the division in which plaintiffs were employed. The district court granted summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the…
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