ALDRIDGE v. A.T. CROSS CORP.

No. 01-1989.

284 F.3d 72 (2002)

Michael ALDRIDGE, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. A.T. CROSS CORPORATION, Bradford R. Boss, Russell A. Boss, W. Russell Boss Jr. Trust A, W. Russell Boss Jr. Trust B, W. Russell Boss Jr. Trust C, John E. Buckley, and John T. Ruggieri, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 20, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Deutsch with whom Shanon J. Carson, Berger & Montague, P.C., Matthew F. Medeiros, and Little, Bulman, Medeiros & Whitney, P.C. were on brief for appellant.

John F. Sylvia with whom R. Robert Popeo, Stephen T. Murray, Justin S. Kudler, and Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. were on brief for appellees A.T. Cross Company, Bradford R. Boss, Russell A. Boss, John E. Buckley, and John T. Ruggieri.

William R. Grimm with whom Charles D. Blackman and Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP were on brief for appellees W. Russell Boss Jr. Trust A, W. Russell Boss Jr. Trust B, and W. Russell Boss Jr. Trust C.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.


LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

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