KAIRYS v. SOUTHERN PINES TRUCKING, INC.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA THOMAS KAIRYS, ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) 2:19-cv-1031-NR v. ) ) SOUTHERN PINES TRUCKING, INC., ) ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION1 J. Nicholas Ranjan, United States District Judge On February 7, 2022, the parties in this employment-discrimination case proceeded to a jury trial on several claims, including one for retaliation of the exercise of employee benefits under ERISA. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Defendant Southern Pines Trucking on that claim. But, as the parties agreed before trial, the jury’s ERISA verdict was…