Legal Opinion
Abbarno v. Carborundum Co.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided March 22, 1988No. Civ-86-666EPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ELFVIN, District Judge.
The plaintiffs seek to recover severance pay allegedly due them under a written “Severance Plan” maintained by the defendants and have demanded a jury trial. The defendants contend that this demand should be stricken pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. rule 12(f) as “immaterial or impertinent” because the plaintiffs' claims are equitable in nature and therefore not appropriate for trial by jury.
The plaintiffs’ claims arise under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., which neither explicitly grants nor explicitly denies…
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