Legal Opinion

Houghton v. SIPCO, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 13, 1994No. 93-3551PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

This is an action by eight former and present salaried employees of SIPCO, Inc., alleging that SIPCO and its sister company, Monfort, Inc. (collectively, “SIPCO”), violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. (“ERISA”), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (“ADEA”), by reducing plaintiffs’ compensation and retirement medical benefits and denying them severance pay. Following jury verdicts in plaintiffs’ favor, the district court entered judgment awarding damages and equitable relief. Concluding that the…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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