Legal Opinion
John E. Fontenot v. Nl Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 19, 1992No. 91-2731PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
This ERISA case is on appeal from the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendant NL Industries. The district court dismissed plaintiff John E. Fontenot’s complaint which alleged that NL Industries had violated ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq., by excluding him from the company’s senior executive severance plan. The court held that the severance plan was not a “plan” within the meaning of ERISA, and accordingly, ERISA provided no basis for relief. Alternatively, the court held that Fontenot waived his entitlements to any and all benefits under…
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- Pane v. RCA Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1987
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