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JOYCE v. RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.

No. 96-5434.

126 F.3d 166 (1997)

John JOYCE, Appellant, v. RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.; RJR Nabisco, Inc.; Nabisco Brands, Inc.; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided September 16, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Schachter, Nancy Macirowski (Argued), Reinhardt & Schachter, Newark, NJ, for Appellant.

Robert H. Bernstein (Argued), John P. Quirke, Epstein, Becker & Green, Newark, NJ, for Appellee R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Before: SLOVITER, Chief Judge, and ROTH, Circuit Judge and POLLAK, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROTH, Circuit Judge.

John Joyce, the plaintiff in this case, terminated his employment with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. ("RJR") in 1989, after suffering from depression and receiving short-term disability benefits. Joyce claims that RJR failed to apprise him of his eligibility for long-term disability ("LTD") benefits and also failed to accommodate his disability, thereby forcing him to resign. The complaint, originally filed in the Superior...

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