Legal Opinion
Salerno v. Leica, Inc.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided February 22, 2001No. 1:00-cv-00598PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
INTRODUCTION
CURTIN, District Judge.
Under the civil enforcement provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132, plaintiff Walter Salerno (“Salerno”) commenced this action to collect severance benefits that he claims are owed to him by his former employer, defendant Leica, Inc. (“Leica”). Leica argues that Salerno’s ERISA claims are barred by the doctrine of res judicata and moves for dismissal under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Item 3.
BACKGROUND
Between 1987 and December 1997, Salerno was an executive in the Buffalo offices of…
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