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LYNN v. CSX TRANSP., INC.

No. 95-2240.

84 F.3d 970 (1996)

William E. LYNN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 24, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Boutwell (argued), McCullough, Campbell & Lane, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Paul V. Esposito, Douglas A. Lindsay, Lewis, Overbeck & Furman, Chicago, IL, Robert M. Rolfe (argued), J. G. Ritter, II, John E. Holleran, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Lawrence Brewster, Department of Labor, Plan Benefits Security Division, Washington, DC, for Robert B. Reich, amicus curiae.

Before ESCHBACH, COFFEY, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

This case arises under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. What William Lynn, the appellant, has at stake is the amount of his monthly pension check. At stake for the increasing number of companies offering early retirement programs to their employees is the immunity from suit they think they are contracting for as part of the deal. More specifically, this case presents the question of whether a release from liability signed...

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