Judge Cites ERISA Plan Terms, ‘Affiliate’ Definition In Wrongful Denial Case Dismissal

Mealey's (February 7, 2023, 8:45 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — The plaintiff in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act failed to state a claim in a wrongful denial of benefits suit because an acquisition rendered the company she had worked for not an “affiliate” as defined in a severance pay plan, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled....