6th Circuit Affirms Former Exec’s Losses In ‘Top Hat’ Severance Benefits Row

( February 12, 2025, 11:57 AM EST) -- CINCINNATI — Affirming that the executive severance plan at issue in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit “qualifies as a top-hat plan,” a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel upheld discovery and judgment on the administrative record rulings against the appellant and found no error in the striking of his jury demand....