In responding to this discussion question please refer to Livick v. The Gillette Company 524 F.3d 24 (1st Cir. 2008)
1. What were the legal issues in this case? What did the court decide?
2. Who is a "fiduciary" under ERISA? Why was the human resources representative not a fiduciary?
3. Why did the plaintiff's estoppel claim also fail? Why was it not reasonable for him to rely on multiple estimates of a higher pension?
4. What do you think are some of the practical implications of this decision and others like it for employees?