Gaspar v. Linvatec Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ALESIA District Judge.

Before the court are cross-motions for summary judgment by all defendants and plaintiffs. For the reasons that follow, the court grants defendants’ motion for summary judgment, denies plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment, and enters judgment in favor of defendants and against plaintiffs in this case.

I. BACKGROUND 1

Plaintiff Larry Gaspar (“Gaspar”) and the 18 other class plaintiffs worked for Linvatec Corporation (“Linvatec”), a subsidiary of Bristol-Myers Squibb (“Bristol-Myers”). On September 24, 1993, Bristol-Myers announced that…