PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The law firms of Mager & Goldstein LLP and Sidney L. Gold & Associates, P.C. announce that on behalf of their clients Robert Sessions, Linda Sessions and John Roman, they have filed a class action against Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE:OI), in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
The class action complaint was brought on behalf of Owens-Illinois ("O-I") Salary Retirement Plan Participants employed at O-I in its Brockway Plastic Products Group, who were denied early retirement benefits when the O-I Brockway Plastic Products Group was sold to Graham Packaging Company in October, 2004. The Complaint alleges that Defendants breached their fiduciary duties and failed to provide benefits to the Class, and that Owens-Illinois purposefully changed and mischaracterized the employment status of the Class in connection with the sale to Graham with the intent to deprive the Class of the Enhanced Retirement and retiree health benefits.
About Mager & Goldstein LLP
Mager & Goldstein LLP is a highly experienced class action litigation firm with offices in Pennsylvania, Florida and Arizona. The firm concentrates its practice in the areas of complex commercial litigation including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), employment discrimination and Fair Labor Standards Act litigation. For further information please call 866-284-3280 (toll free), email us at info@magergoldstein.com or visit our website www.magergoldstein.com.
About Sidney L. Gold & Associates, P.C.
Sidney L. Gold & Associates, P.C., based in Philadelphia, has been recognized by the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register as a preeminent law firm in the field of employment law and civil rights litigation. The Firm is exclusively concentrated in the representation of both employees and employers in all aspects of employment related litigation, including claims under federal and state anti-discrimination laws and federal civil rights laws. The Firm's lawyers have significant experience in the representation of both private and public sector employees and employers. For further information call (215) 569-1999 or visit http://www.discrimlaw.net.
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