However, the Third Circuit then went on to conclude,
Our analysis does not end, however, as the district court concluded that even if [the plaintiffs] proved a prima facie case, the [defendants] articulated legitimate nondiscriminatory reasons for the decision, and [the plaintiffs] failed to prove pretext. We agree with the district court that the [defendants] met their burden of production. Roche’s reason for its decision was to improve the quality of the services provided by the technical services divi- sion or there was evidence that Roche had strong technical and financial reasons for outsourcing. The burden shifts back to [the plaintiffs]. Nothing in the record proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the [defendants’] reasons are not credible, nor that the intention to interfere with pension benefits was more likely what motivated the decision to outsource. A court, like the district court in this case, simply cannot make the unfounded inference that an employer acted with the specific intent to interfere with the plaintiff’s attainment of benefits. Therefore, we will affirm the district court’s determination that [the plain- tiffs] failed to prove pretext making summary judgment proper in this case.