Legal Opinion
Pinto v. Zenith Radio Corp.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 9, 1979No. 78 C 3606PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
DECKER, District Judge.
Plaintiff was an employee of defendant Zenith Hearing Instrument Corporation. On October 31, 1977, defendants sold their Zenith Hearing Aid Division, including Zenith Hearing Instrument Corporation, to Zenetron, Inc. Plaintiff was immediately hired by Zenetron.
Plaintiff sought severance pay from defendants, basing his claim on a severance pay policy statement contained in the corporate policy manual. However, on September 1, 1977, defendants had amended the policy to specifically exclude severance pay to employees terminated due to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Dahl v. Brunswick Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Stamps v. Michigan Teamsters Joint Council No. 43District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1977
- Chapin v. Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1973
- Dangott v. ASG Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Blau v. Del Monte Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Scott v. Gulf Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- David E. Blakeman and Harold D. Keeble v. Mead ContainersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Holland v. Burlington Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- James W. Sly and Schorling Schneider on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. P.R. Mallory & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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