Alta Mesa Holdings, L.P., Alta Mesa Acquisition Sub, LLC, the Meridian Resource & Exploration LLC Change in Control Severance Plan, and the Meridian Resource & Exploration, LLC v. Steven Ives and Lloyd Delano

OPINION

Martha Hill Jamison, Justice

Appellees, Steven Ives and Lloyd Delano, sued appellants, Alta Mesa Holdings, L.P. (Holdings), Alta Mesa Acquisition Sub, LLC (Acquisition Sub), The Meridian Resource & -Exploration LLC Change in Control Severance Plan (the Severance Plan), and The Meridian Resource & Exploration, LLC (TMRX), -for breach of their employment agreements as > well as claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). 1 Appellees sought severance benefits under both their employment agreements and the Severance Plan. After a bifurcated trial in which the…