ADAMS v. CYPRUS AMAX MINERALS CO.

No. 97-1105.

149 F.3d 1156 (1998)

Glen ADAMS; Gregory Adams; Kurt Anast; Jan Baiamonte; Bernie Baker; Eugene Beck; Leo Beckstead; Mark Berggren; Antonio Blandon; Joe Brister; Gene Carlin; Eddie Chou; James Compton; Bryce Danes; Terry Dughman; Charles Duy; Ronald Gehauf; Marilyn Germann; Robert Hogsett; Wendy Kennedy; Barbara Lamoree; Beth Low; William May; Robert McCormick; Russell Meaders; David Meyer; William Middleton; Stephen Midson; Aaron Montoya; Fred Moore; Norman Nicholas; Debby Norling-Laurita; Rodney Nusse; Michael O'Sullivan; James Ross; Francis Smit; Richard Vigil; Nga Thi Vo; Mahesh C. Jha; and Robert Rowe, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CYPRUS AMAX MINERALS COMPANY, a Delaware corporation; and Helen M. Feeney, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

July 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter B. Carey (Michael G. Connelly, Law Office of Peter B. Carey, Chicago, Illinois; James C. Mallon, Mallon & Associates, P.C., Evergreen, Colorado; and John H. Lonnquist, John H. Lonnquist, P.C., Littleton, Colorado, with him on the briefs), Law Office of Peter B. Carey, Chicago, Illinois, for Plaintiff-Appellees.

Charles W. Newcom (William A. Wright with him on the brief), Sherman & Howard L.L.C., Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellants.

Before BRORBY, McKAY and BRISCOE, Circuit Judges.


BRORBY, Circuit Judge.

This is an interlocutory appeal of a district court order denying Defendants' motion to strike Plaintiffs' jury demand. A single issue is presented on appeal: Does the Seventh Amendment of the United States Constitution entitle Plaintiffs to a jury trial on claims to recover enhanced severance plan benefits under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA")...

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