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WALLACE v. CAVENHAM FOREST INDUSTRIES, INC.

Civ. No. 87-1387-FR.

707 F.Supp. 455 (1989)

William B. WALLACE, Jerry Bain, and Duane A. Guhlke, Plaintiffs, v. CAVENHAM FOREST INDUSTRIES, INC.; Cavenham Forest Industries Salaried Employees Involuntary Separation Salary Continuation Plan; Trustees of Cavenham Forest Industries Salaried Employees Involuntary Separation Salary Continuation Plan; Cavenham Forest Industries Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees; Trustees of Cavenham Forest Industries Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees; Crown Zellerbach Corporation; Crown Zellerbach Salaried Employees Involuntary Separation Salary Continuation Plan; Trustees of Crown Zellerbach Salaried Employees Involuntary Separation Salary Continuation Plan; Crown Zellerbach Retirement Plan; Trustees of Crown Zellerbach Retirement Plan; James River Corporation of Nevada; (And individual employees/agents as yet unknown of the above named corporate defendants), Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

On Motion for Reconsideration May 8, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don S. Willner, Craig J. Dorsay, Don S. Willner & Associates, Portland, Or., for plaintiffs.

E. Richard Bodyfelt, Bodyfelt, Mount, Stroup & Chamberlain, Portland, Or., Sherrie E. Lipsky, Shea & Gould, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants Cavenham Forest Industries Inc.; Cavenham Forest Industries Salaried Employees Involuntary Separation Salary Continuation Plan; Trustees of Cavenham Forest Industries Salaried Employees Involuntary Separation Salary Continuation Plan; Cavenham Forest Industries Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees; and Trustees of Cavenham Forest Industries Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees.

Lewis K. Scott, James W. Heller, Spears, Lubersky, Campbell, Bledsoe, Anderson & Young, Portland, Or., for defendants Crown Zellerbach Corp., Crown Zellerbach Salaried Employees Involuntary Separation Salary Continuation Plan; Trustees of Crown Zellerbach Salaried Employees Involuntary Separation Salary Continuation Plan; Crown Zellerbach Retirement Plan; Trustees of Crown Zellerbach Retirement Plan; and James River Corp. of Nevada.

FRYE, District Judge:

The matters before the court are the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment on the plaintiffs' first claim for relief.

UNDISPUTED FACTS

In late 1984 and early 1985, Crown Zellerbach Corporation (Crown) became the target of a hostile takeover attempt by James Goldsmith and a group of companies in which Goldsmith had a controlling interest. As a response to this takeover attempt, Crown approved and implemented plans to provide...

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