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SMITH v. UNITED TELE., INC. SPECIAL SEVERANCE PLAN

No. 06-1660.

474 F.3d 1033 (2007)

Dede SMITH, Appellee, v. UNITED TELEVISION, INC. SPECIAL SEVERANCE PLAN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 2, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce J. Douglas, argued, Larkin & Hoffman, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellee.

Evan Miller, argued, Hogan & Hartson, Washington, DC, Mark Valderman Steffenson, Janet C. Ampe, Henningson & Snoxell, Maple Grove, MN, for Appellant.

Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

United Television, Inc. Special Severance Plan appeals the District Court's order awarding Dede Smith severance benefits that the Plan had previously denied. We hold that the Plan did not abuse its discretion by denying benefits and reverse the judgment of the District Court.

In 1999, United Television, Inc. (UTI) created the United Television, Inc. Special Severance Plan in anticipation of the sale of UTI's television stations to Fox...

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