Carlson v. Northrop Grumman Severance Plan

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ALAN CARLSON and PETER DELUCA, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) No. 13-cv-02635 v. ) ) Judge Andrea R. Wood NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION ) and the NORTHROP GRUMMAN ) SEVERANCE PLAN, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs Alan Carlson and Peter DeLuca have sued Defendants Northrop Grumman Corporation and the Northrop Grumman Severance Plan, challenging Defendants’ failure to pay cash severance benefits to which Plaintiffs allege they were entitled pursuant to Defendants’ ERISA-governed1 severance plan…