IN RE UNISYS CORP.

No. 94-1875.

57 F.3d 1255 (1995)

In re UNISYS CORP. RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFIT "ERISA" LITIGATION, Unisys Corporation, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 28, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan M. Sandals, Berger & Montague, Philadelphia, PA, Joseph R. Roda, Lancaster, PA, J. Dennis Faucher, Miller, Faucher, Chertow, Cafferty & Wexler, Philadelphia, PA, Seymour J. Mansfield, Mansfield & Tanick, Minneapolis, MN, Sarah E. Siskind (argued), Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, Madison, WI, for appellees Gerald E. Pickering, Fred Tonnies, William Leonhardt, Evelyn Schmidt, Dudley Keyes, David Kahl, Paul Wright, Robert Wilt, Clay Bernichon, Edward Valle, Robert B. Welsh, Solveig Tschann, Ludson F. Worsham, Edwin Marjala, Warren J. Hall, individually and on behalf of all members of the Sperry Class previously certified by the Court whose claims have not been settled.

James F. Roegge, Julie L. Levi, Meagher & Geer, Minneapolis, MN, for appellees Gerald E. Pickering, Fred Tonnies, William Leonhardt, Evelyn Schmidt, Dudley Keyes, David Kahl, Paul Wright, Robert Wilt, Clay Bernichon, Edward Valle, Robert B. Welsh, Solveig Tschann, Bernard J. Jansen, Donald I. Klippenstein, Frederick W. Hoppe.

Joseph J. Costello, Francis M. Milone (argued), Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, Joseph A. Teklits, UNISYS Corp., Blue Bell, PA, for appellant.

Before: MANSMANN, SCIRICA and McKEE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.

We are asked to decide whether a claim for breach of fiduciary duty may be maintained under section 502(a)(3)(B) of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(3)(B), where, despite reservation clauses that the company retained the right to terminate the plans "at any time" and for "any reason," summary plan descriptions informed retired employees that the duration of their retiree medical benefits was for life, and company...

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