Legal Opinion
Devine v. Xerox Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided December 11, 1986No. Civ. A. 84-154-JJFPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FARNAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, John J. Devine, Jr., brought this action for severance pay against his former employer, the Xerox Corporation. In addition to seeking $21,684.00 in severance pay, plus interest dating from his August, 1983 separation from Xerox, Devine also seeks punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, and the costs attributable to this action. The Court, having previously held that Xerox’s severance pay plan was an employee welfare benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 29 U.S.C.…
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