Devine v. Combustion Engineering, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 1109 (§ 409 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1132 (§ 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1140 (§ 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1144 (§ 514 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974)
Relies on Conley v. Gibson · Scheuer v. Rhodes · Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. · Pilot Life Insurance v. Dedeaux · General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. Falcon
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“tricking them 'into leaving their employment early in order to save money.' " Id. at 993 (quoting the plaintiffs' complaint). The plaintiffs alleged that their employer had offered them a retirement incentive program including free lifetime medical and dental benefits and then, when plaintiffs accepted, broke their promise to provide such benefits. Id. at 990-91. With regard to the plaintiffs' claim under section 510 of ERISA, the court found: "Assuming plaintiffs' allegations to be true for purposes of the motion to dismiss, I believe that they have stated a cause of action for which relief may be granted. They are certainly entitled to offer evidence to support this claim.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“tricking them 'into leaving their employment early in order to save money.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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