Hubert Back v. Danka Corporation Danka Office Imaging Company and Danka Corporation Severance Pay Plan

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Hubert Back, the plaintiff in this case, worked for twenty-seven years for Danka Corporation, one of the defendants, and its corporate predecessors, Eastman Kodak Company and IBM. In 1997, Mr. Back suffered a work-related injury to his shoulder. He filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. He never returned to active employment. Mr. Back brings this action against Danka and related entities. Two claims are presented on this appeal: wrongful withholding of severance pay, in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§…