Legal Opinion
Stone v. UNOCAL Termination Allowance Plan
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 28, 2009No. 08-20254PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant, Bradford Stone (Stone), sued defendants-appellees, UNO-CAL Termination Allowance Plan, UNO-CAL Employee Redeployment Plan, and UNOCAL Retirement Plan (collectively, defendants), alleging that defendants’ actions resulted in his constructive discharge and violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), specifically 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), because he was denied unemployment benefits. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants after determining that the defendants did not abuse their discretion in denying Stone’s…
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