First Circuit· 10/16/2003

Kolling v. American Power Conversion Corp.

Citations

347 F.3d 11
20 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 823
31 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1513
56 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1140
2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 20983
2003 WL 22350886

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holding that employers may not terminate at-will employees for reasons 16 that violate public policy
holding that a plan administrator has the right to reasonably determine the definition of a plan phrase, even if that phrase contradicts the state common law definition
upholding the ALJ’s reliance on a vocational expert’s testimony as to past relevant work
Plaintiff’s amended complaint completely supersedes his original complaint, and thus the original complaint no longer performs any function in the case.”
the “amended complaint completely supersedes [the] original complaint, and thus the original complaint no longer performs any function in the case”
“Where, as here, the Plan adopts a circular definition of employee—‘Employee of the Employer’—the Plan administrator has the discretion reasonably to determine the meaning of that phrase.”

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Judges: Arnold, Howard, Lynch

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