BELANGER v. WYMAN-GORDON CO.

No. 95-1704.

71 F.3d 451 (1995)

Edmund H. BELANGER, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. WYMAN-GORDON COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 14, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark I. Zarrow, with whom Lian, Zarrow, Eynon & Shea was on brief, Worcester, MA, for appellants.

John O. Mirick, with whom Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee was on brief, Worcester, MA, for appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge, and CYR, Circuit Judge.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to decide what constitutes a benefit "plan" for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1467 (1988). The heart of the appellants' case is their contention that a series of four early retirement offers extended by their employer over a four-year period constitute an ERISA plan. The district court thought not, and dismissed the suit after a bench trial. We affirm.

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