Livick v. Gillette Co.

MEMORANDUM

TAURO, District Judge.

In this case Plaintiff, John W. Livick, seeks to use the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) to recover the benefits incorrectly promised to him when Defendant Gillette Company’s (“Gillette”) Human Resources Department gave him repeated mistaken pension estimates.

Background

The following facts are drawn from the Parties’ statements of facts. Except where noted, the facts presented here are undisputed. Plaintiff is a former employee of Parker Pen Company, which was acquired by Gillette’s Stationary Products Group (“SPG”) in 1996.…