Lilly Beats Ex-Worker’s Suit Over Denial of Severance Benefits

Lilly USA LLC beat a lawsuit brought by a former employee who claimed he was wrongly denied severance after being fired for submitting a false reimbursement request.

There’s no dispute that Daniel Cella falsified his expense report, that it was the reason for his termination, and that an employee fired for that reason isn’t eligible for benefits under the pharmaceutical company’s plan, Judge Tanya Walton Pratt of the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana said in a Monday order granting summary judgment to Lilly.

Cella was charged a no-show fee for a room at the Boston Renaissance ...