Legal Opinion
Mark Gomez v. Ericsson, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 8, 2016No. 15-41479PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREGG COSTA, Circuit Judge:
Ericsson, Inc. laid off Mark Gomez. Gomez was eligible for severance compensation if he complied with the terms of a Release and Severance Agreement. Ericsson determined that he did not comply with a provision requiring the return of all Ericsson property because work files were missing on the company laptop he returned.
The lawsuit that followed requires us to answer two questions. Does the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) govern this dispute? If so, did Ericsson abuse its discretion in concluding that Gomez was not eligible for severance pay?
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