Braden

Braden v. LSI Logic Corp.

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340 F. Supp. 2d 1066·2004 WL 2370635·21 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1835·33 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2764·2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21744

United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaOctober 20, 2004C-03-00141 RMWCalifornia4,536 words

Opinion

Whyte, J.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Before the court is a motion for summary judgment filed by defendants LSI Logic Corp. (“LSI”) and LSI Severance Plan (“LSI Severance Plan”). The court has reviewed the papers in support of defendants’ motion and plaintiff Louise Bra-den’s (“Braden”) opposition thereto, and considered the oral argument made at the hearing on September 12, 2003. For the reasons set forth below, the court grants defendants’ motion.

I. BACKGROUND

This case involves claims arising out of a mass layoff at LSI’s Santa Clara, California facility. Plaintiff Braden is one of over 100 former employees of LSI whose employment at LSI’s Santa Clara research and development and operations facility (“Santa Clara facility”) was terminated on November 18, 2001. Plaintiff and those individuals whom she represents were also participants in the LSI Logic Corp. Severance Plan. Compl. ¶¶ 6, 49; Murphy Decl. ¶2, Ex. 1. After their employment was terminated, plaintiffs submitted claims to the LSI Logic Corp. Severance Plan for unpaid severance benefits. The claims were denied. Ultimately, plaintiffs filed suit claiming that defendants’ denial of benefits…

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