HOOVEN v. EXXON MOBIL CORP.

Nos. 04-3773, 05-1610.

465 F.3d 566 (2006)

Joe A. HOOVEN; Michael Aversano; Ainars Bluss; T.B. Bottolfson; D.R. Clarizio; Stan Conley; Edmund E. Davis, Sr.; Paul E. Doxey; Jack F. Dunleavy; Christopher G. Gibson; Roger A. Hendler; J.K. Hooven; Romulus Vance Houck, III; Todd Howard; D. Hrinak; J.D. Humphreys; William J. Helfrich; H.J. Klein; A.R. Kline; R.J. Kopcha; Franklin W. Lee; R.E. Little; Joanne Lima; J. Lutz; E.T. McMurphy; S.A. Mendolia; Steve Mercurio; Clark D. Miller; Michael L. Millman; G.A. Milne; Daniel G. Moore; B.L. Morgan; P.M. Porohnavi; Patricia V. Rose; Jean Valenza-Rubino; Shelly C. Sharer; James R. Slusher; M.W. Stump; D.M. Sullivan; Linda N. Sutphin; Darrel R. Taylor; Thomas P. Thompson; John Troy; Donald A. Twele; Carroll S. Wagner; Laura Waks; Joe D. Woodward; John H. Woolfolk; E. Christine Copley; E. Jackson; L. Young; Suzanne Michaud v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION; Mobil Corporation Employee Severance Plan, Appellants. Joe A. Hooven; Michael Aversano; Ainars Bluss; T.B. Bottolfson; D.R. Clarizio; Stan Conley; Edmund E. Davis, Sr; Paul E. Doxey; Jack F. Dunleavy; Christopher G. Gibson; Roger A. Hendler; J.K. Hooven; Romulus Vance Houck, III; Todd Howard; D. Hrinak; J.D. Humphreys; H.J. Klein; A.R. Kline; R.J. Kopcha; Franklin W. Lee; R.E. Little; Joanne Lima; J. Lutz; E.T. McMurphy; S.A. Mendolia; Steve Mercurio; Clark D. Miller; Michael L. Millman; G.A. Milne; Daniel G. Moore; B.L. Morgan; P.M. Porohnavi; Patricia V. Rose; Jean Valenza-3; Shelly C. Sharer; James R. Slusher; M.W. Stump; D.M. Sullivan; Linda N. Sutphin; Darrel R. Taylor; Thomas P. Thompson; John Troy; Donald A. Twele; Carroll S. Wagner; Laura Waks; Joe D. Woodward; John H. Woolfolk; E. Christine Copley; E. Jackson; L. Young; Suzanne Michaud; William J. Helfrich v. Exxon Mobil Corporation; Mobil Corporation Employee Severance Plan, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed October 20, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark S. Dichter, [Argued], Jeremy P. Blumenfeld, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, David M. Rivet, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Houston, TX, Richard G. Rosenblatt, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Princeton, NJ, for Appellants Exxon Mobil Corporation; Mobil Corporation Employee Severance Plan.

John A. Guernsey, [Argued], Paul J. Greco, Colleen M. Johns, Frank M. Emmerich, Jr., Conrad, O'Brien, Gellman & Rohn, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees in No. 04-3773, Joe A. Hooven; Michael Aversano; Ainars Bluss; T.B. Bottolfson; D.R. Clarizio; Stan Conley; Edmund E. Davis, Sr.; Paul E. Doxey; Jack F. Dunleavy; Christopher G. Gibson; Roger A. Hendler; J.K. Hooven; Romulus Vance Houck, III; Todd Howard; D. Hrinak; J.D. Humphreys; William J. Helfrich; H.J. Klein; A.R. Kline; R.J. Kopcha; Franklin W. Lee; R.E. Little; Joanne Lima; J. Lutz; E.T. McMurphy; S.A. Mendolia; Steve Mercurio; Clark D. Miller; Michael L. Millman; G.A. Milne; Daniel G. Moore; B.L. Morgan; P.M. Porohnavi; Patricia V. Rose; Jean Valenza-Rubino; Shelly C. Sharer; James R. Slusher; M.W. Stump; D.M. Sullivan; Linda N. Sutphin; Darrel R. Taylor; Thomas P. Thompson; John Troy; Donald A. Twele; Carroll S. Wagner; Laura Waks; Joe D. Woodward; John H. Woolfolk; E. Christine Copley; E. Jackson; L. Young; Suzanne Michaud.

John A. Guernsey, [Argued], Paul J. Greco, Colleen M. Johns, Frank M. Emmerich, Jr., Conrad, O'Brien, Gellman & Rohn, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees in No. 05-1610, Joe A. Hooven; Michael Aversano; Ainars Bluss; T.B. Bottolfson; D.R. Clarizio; Stan Conley; Edmund E. Davis, Sr; Paul E. Doxey; Jack F. Dunleary; Christopher G. Gibson; Roger A. Hendler; J.K. Hooven; Romulus Vance Houck, III; Todd Howard; D. Hrinak; J.D. Humphreys; H.J. Klein; A.R. Kline; R.J. Kopcha; Franklin W. Lee; R.E. Little; Joanne Lima; J. Lutz; E.T. McMurphy; S.A. Mendolia; Steve Mercuric; Clark D. Miller; Michael L. Millman; G.A. Milne; Daniel G. Moore; B.L. Morgan; P.M. Porohnavi; Patricia V. Rose; Jean Valenza-Rubino; Shelly C. Sharer; James R. Slusher; M.W. Stump; D.M. Sullivan; Linda N. Sutphin; Darrel R. Taylor; Thomas P. Thompson; John Troy; Donald A. Twele; Carroll S. Wagner; Laura Waks; Joe D. Woodward; John H. Woolfolk; E. Christine Copley; E. Jackson; L. Young; Suzanne Michaud; William J. Helfrich.

Before SLOVITER, McKEE and RENDELL, Circuit Judges.


RENDELL, Circuit Judge.

This case arises out of a dispute over whether employees divested in connection with the merger between Mobil Corporation and Exxon Corporation are entitled to severance benefits. In preparation for the merger, Mobil implemented an Enhanced Change-in-Control Retention/Severance Plan (the "CIC Plan").

Plaintiffs Joe A. Hooven, et al., are former Mobil Corporation employees whose employment with...

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