Rhode v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:20-cv-00480

Court:

Florida Middle

Nature of Suit:

Labor: E.R.I.S.A.

Judge:

Marcia Morales Howard

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  1. March 10, 2022

    CSX Secures Quick Win In Ex-Exec's Severance Pay Suit

    A Florida federal judge granted CSX Transportation Inc. a win in a former executive's suit claiming the rail company flouted federal benefits law by denying him severance, finding the executive's challenges weren't enough to deter her from accepting a magistrate judge's recommendation to do so.

  2. February 18, 2022

    Ex-CSX Exec. Fights Toss Of Severance Pay Lawsuit

    A former CSX Transportation executive urged a Florida federal court not to derail his suit claiming he'd been illegally denied severance after parting ways with the rail freight company, arguing that ending cases such as his would gut worker protections built into the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

  3. February 04, 2022

    Judge Sides With CSX In ERISA Severance Pay Lawsuit

    A Florida magistrate judge recommended tossing a lawsuit against CSX Transportation from a former executive who accused the rail company of violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by shorting him on severance, finding that CSX's benefits plan administrator had a reasonable basis to deny his request.

  4. May 12, 2020

    Former Exec Says CSX Stiffed Him On Severance

    A former CSX Transportation executive has accused the railroad giant of cheating him out of severance, saying the company wrongly said he had "effectively resigned" after complaining that he had been demoted.