ANGST v. MACK TRUCKS, INC.

Nos. 91-1791 and 91-1843.

969 F.2d 1530 (1992)

Kermit A. ANGST, Robert M. Cesanek, Sr., Rocco J. Corona, Jr., Chris Donatelli, Dale J. Eisenhauer, Frank W. Hanzl, Dennis R. Helfrich, Robert E. Keck, Daniel D. Kostelnick, Randall S. Lawler, Jr., Gary M. Madaus, James L. Marino, Arthur E. Marshall, James M. Mindock, Thomas C. Shappell v. MACK TRUCKS, INC., William C. Craig, Robert E. Kendall, Individually and as Administrators of the Severance Plan of December 18, 1989, the International Union of United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local # 677, Stephen T. Hawk, Robert M. STASKO v. MACK TRUCKS, INC., the International Union of United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local # 677, William C. Craig, Robert E. Kendall, Individually and as Administrators of the Severance Plan of December 18, 1989, David SHEARER v. MACK TRUCKS, INC., William C. Craig, Robert E. Kendall, Individually and as Administrators of the Severance Plan of December 18, 1989, Kermit A. Angst, Robert M. Cesanek, Sr., Rocco J. Corona, Jr., Chris Donatelli, Dale J. Eisenhauer, Frank W. Hanzl, Dennis Helfrich, Robert E. Keck, Daniel D. Kostelnick, Randall S. Lawler, Jr., Gary M. Madaus, James L. Marino, Arthur E. Marshall, James M. Mindock, Thomas C. Shappell, Stephen T. Hawk, Robert M. Stasko and David Shearer, Appellants in No. 91-1791, Mack Trucks, Inc., Appellant in No. 91-1843.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 21, 1992.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 17, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan B. Epstein (argued), Jablon, Epstein & Wolf, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants/cross appellees, Angst, Cesanek, Sr., Corona, Jr., Donatelli, Eisenhauer, Hanzl, Helfrich, Keck, Kostelnick, Lawler, Jr., Madaus, Marino, Marshall, Mindock, and Shappell.

David M. Spitko (argued), Wallace B. Eldridge, III, Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Allentown, Pa., for appellants/cross appellees, Hawk, Stasko and Shearer.

Anthony B. Haller (argued), Susan Katz Hoffman, Susan K. Lessack, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee/cross appellant Mack Trucks, Inc.

Before: BECKER, COWEN, and GARTH, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 17, 1992.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GARTH, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we must determine the law to apply to a suit brought by employees of Mack Trucks, Inc., ("Mack"), who allege that Mack breached its contractual obligation, under a "buyout plan," to pay departing employees a lump sum of $75,000 and a year of continued benefits in exchange for the employees voluntarily leaving Mack's employ.

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