Legal Opinion

Joseph J. Simon v. Pfizer Incorporated

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 18, 2005No. 03-1192PublishedCited by 94 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FORESTER, Chief Judge.

The Defendant Pfizer, Inc. (“Pfizer”) herein appeals the District Court’s ruling on its motion to dismiss the claims of Plaintiff Joseph Simon (“Simon”).

Pfizer argues that the District Court erred in failing to dismiss Simon’s four-count complaint concerning allegedly improper refusal of, and interference with the attainment of, benefits under the Warner-Lambert Company Enhanced Severance Plan (“ESP”) because the ESP mandates that such disputes be decided in an arbitral, not judicial, forum and because Simon failed to exhaust internal administrative remedies. We…

2Cases cited34 opinions

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