United States Third Circuit

When an employee is terminated in violation of section 510 of ERISA, the claim accrues for statute of limitations purposes when the decision to terminate is made and the employee is informed of the pending termination.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/15/2007
• Decided 05/14/2007
• Published 05/14/2007

Judges

• Before: SMITH and FISHER, Circuit Judges, and DOWD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles J. Sciarra, (Argued), Sciarra & Catrambrone, Clifton, NJ, Attorney for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• John A. Ridley, (Argued), Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Florham Park, NJ, Attorney for Appellee, Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., Dabney D. Ware, Allan P. Clark, (Argued), Foley & Lardner, Jacksonville, FL, Attorneys for Appellee, Johnson Controls World Service, Inc.