United States Third Circuit
Howley v. Mellon Fin. Corp., 08-1748
In plaintiff's suit for benefits and for unlawful discrimination under ERISA, as well as several related state law claims, arising from denial of plaintiff's claim for benefits under defendant's Displacement Program, district court's grant of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is affirmed as, although the district court erred in applying a heightened standard of review and by considering the extra-record evidence that managers helped plan plaintiff's termination prior to the sale of the company, it is nonetheless clear that defendant abused its discretion in denying plaintiff's claim for benefits.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/31/2010
- Published 08/31/2010
Judges
Court
- United States Third Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Sherri A. Affrunti, Kevin Barber, I,