COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. PANZARELLA

Civil Action Nos. 15-CV-1028, 15-CV-3568

COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN, COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., as the Plan's Administrator, COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN TRUST, MICHAEL FINNEGAN as a plan participant Plaintiffs, v. THOMAS A. PANZARELLA, Defendant. THOMAS A. PANZARELLA, SR. Plaintiff, v. COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., et. al. Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

December 18, 2018.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 29 U.S.C. § 1001
Cause: 29 U.S.C. § 1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement
Nature of Suit: 791 Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THOMAS A. PANZARELLA, SR., Plaintiff, represented by JAMES P. GOLDEN , HAMBURG AND GOLDEN, P.C., JANE C. SILVER , KUTAK ROCK LLP & NANCY L. GOLDSTEIN , Hamburg & Golden, P.C.

COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ITSELF, AND AS PLAN ADMINISTRATOR OF COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN, Defendant, represented by JONATHAN SHAE GOLDSTEIN , Goldstein Law Partners, LLC, BRADFORD A. RICHMAN , McNelly & Goldstein, LLC & SHAWN M. RODGERS , Goldstein Law Partners, LLC.

MICHAEL L. FINNEGAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN TRUST, GORDON KULP, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN TRUST, ROBERT ZIEGLER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN TRUST, COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN & COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN TRUST, Defendants, represented by JONATHAN SHAE GOLDSTEIN , Goldstein Law Partners, LLC, PATRICIA MORAN STARNER , BRADFORD A. RICHMAN , McNelly & Goldstein, LLC & SHAWN M. RODGERS , Goldstein Law Partners, LLC.

GABLE PERITZ MISHKIN, LLP, Movant, represented by CHRISTOPHER JOHN TELLNER , KAUFMAN DOLOWICH & VOLUCK LLP & GREGORY F. BROWN , KAUFMAN DOLOWICH & VOLUCK LLP.

ROBERT ZIEGLER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN TRUST, COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN TRUST, MICHAEL L. FINNEGAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN TRUST, COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ITSELF, AND AS PLAN ADMINISTRATOR OF COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN, COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN & GORDON KULP, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN TRUST, Counter Claimants, represented by JONATHAN SHAE GOLDSTEIN , Goldstein Law Partners, LLC, PATRICIA MORAN STARNER , BRADFORD A. RICHMAN , McNelly & Goldstein, LLC & SHAWN M. RODGERS , Goldstein Law Partners, LLC.

THOMAS A. PANZARELLA, SR., Counter Defendant, represented by JAMES P. GOLDEN , HAMBURG AND GOLDEN, P.C. & JANE C. SILVER , KUTAK ROCK LLP.

COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN, Counter Defendant, represented by JONATHAN SHAE GOLDSTEIN , Goldstein Law Partners, LLC, PATRICIA MORAN STARNER , BRADFORD A. RICHMAN , McNelly & Goldstein, LLC & SHAWN M. RODGERS , Goldstein Law Partners, LLC.


ORDER

AND NOW, this 17th day of December, 2018, following trial in this matter and for the reasons articulated in the Decision above, it is hereby ORDERED as follows:

1. Judgment is entered in favor of Cook Technologies, Inc., Employee Stock Option Plan, Cook Technologies...

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