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CARLO v. REED ROLLED THREAD DIE CO.

No. 94-1786.

49 F.3d 790 (1995)

Victor E. CARLO, Jr. and Kathleen M. Carlo, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. REED ROLLED THREAD DIE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 3, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Spillane, with whom John J. Spillane was on brief, for appellants.

Thomas J. Scannell, with whom Michael P. Angelini and Bowditch & Dewey were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and CYR, Circuit Judge.

TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

This appeal requires us to decide whether ERISA preempts a state law claim of negligent misrepresentation against an employer based upon the employer's representations regarding the employee's prospective benefits under an early retirement program. For the following reasons, we find that the state law claims are preempted, and affirm the district court's ruling.

I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The plaintiffs-appellants, Victor E...

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