FERRER v. CHEVRON CORP.

No. 04-61102.

484 F.3d 776 (2007)

Joseph FERRER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHEVRON CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. Kenneth L. Green, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chevron Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Claudia Joiner, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chevron Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Margaret Stanton, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chevron Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Jerry A. Scott, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chevron Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Phyllis Small, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chevron Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Edward J. Murray III, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chevron Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Trula S. Dixon, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chevron Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Hubert N. Copeland, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chevron Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Gerald D. Hoag, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chevron Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Chester R. Scott, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chevron Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 12, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maria M. Cobb, William Lee Guice, III (argued), Rushing & Guice, Ocean Springs, MS, for Ferrer.

Howard Shapiro (argued), Charles Frederick Seeman, III, Proskauer Rose, New Orleans, LA, for Chevron Corp.

Before GARWOOD, BENAVIDES and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


OWEN, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs1 in these eleven consolidated cases sued their former employer, Chevron Corporation, claiming Chevron breached its fiduciary obligations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA),2 by misrepresenting the eligibility requirements for obtaining enhanced benefits under Chevron's retirement plan. The district court dismissed the ERISA claims pursuant to FED. R...

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