LISTON v. UNUM CORP. OFFICER SEVERANCE PLAN

No. 02-1956.

330 F.3d 19 (2003)

Catherine F. LISTON, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNUM CORPORATION OFFICER SEVERANCE PLAN, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 27, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence C. Winger, for appellant.

Byrne J. Decker with whom Pierce Atwood was on brief, for appellees.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.


BOUDIN, Chief Judge.

Appellant Catherine Liston is a former officer of UnumProvident Corporation ("UP"), an insurance company incorporated in Delaware. Prior to its June 1999 merger with Provident Companies, Inc., the UNUM Corporation had adopted an officer severance plan ("the plan") to provide benefits for officers whose jobs were "eliminated" as a result of a "change in control" of the company. The benefits could amount...

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