Vintilla v. United States

ORDER

G. KENDALL SHARP, District Judge.

Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment are before the court for reconsideration. After reviewing the case file and the pertinent law, the court denies plaintiffs’ motion and grants defendant’s cross-motion.

I. Facts

Plaintiff Ray E. Vintilla is a former management employee of Orinoco Mining Company, a Venezuelan subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation. After Orinoco Mining terminated Mr. Vintilla’s employment, United States Steel paid him a severance benefit known as “cesantía” and “antigüedades”…