Mealey's (April 7, 2020, 9:12 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — In an April 3 holding, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with a Texas federal judge that allegations that ConocoPhillips Co. wrongfully denied a former employee severance benefits fail (Samuel Gonzales v. ConocoPhillips Company, et al., No. 19-20467, 5th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 10614)....