Legal Opinion
Donovan v. Branch Banking and Trust Co.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided September 11, 2002No. CIV.A. 2:02-0347PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GOODWIN, District Judge.
Pending before the court is the plaintiffs request for discovery on the issue of whether the “Change in Control Severance Agreement” between the plaintiff, Richard C. Donovan, and One Valley Bank, the predecessor of the defendant, Branch Banking and Trust Company, constitutes a “plan” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1947 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. If ERISA preempts the plaintiffs claims, this court may not consider evidence outside of the administrative record. Quesinberry v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am., 987 F.2d…
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