International Paper Success – Winston & Strawn Obtains Unanimous Federal Jury Verdict in Favor of International Paper in Novel Vacation Claims

In consolidated cases of first impression, entitled Farris v. International Paper, Case No. EDCV13-0485-CAS, and Andresen et al v. International Paper, Case No. CV13-2079-CAS, in the Central District of California, four Plaintiffs (including 3 former commissioned sales reps and 1 former executive) alleged entitlement to thousands of hours of unused vacation time allegedly accrued over 30 - 40 years. International Paper vehemently denied that any of the Plaintiffs were entitled to paid vacation. After a two week trial, on Friday, December 12, 2014, International Paper was entirely vindicated as eight federal jurors issued a unanimous verdict in favor of International Paper regarding all of the Plaintiffs' vacation claims.

The case was tried by Winston & Strawn Los Angeles attorney Marcus A. Torrano, along with the trial team, including Linda T. Coberly and Jason S. Campbell.