Legal Opinion
Mary Nell Little v. Cox's Supermarkets
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 29, 1995No. 94-3683, 95-1355 and 95-1903PublishedCited by 239 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Mary Nell Little, plaintiff-appellant, brought this action against her former employer, Cox’s Supermarkets (Cox’s), alleging that her discharge was due to Cox’s desire to terminate her employee benefit plan rights in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Little also brought a supplemental claim of defamation under the laws of Indiana. Cox’s responded with a state law counterclaim for conversion. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of Cox’s on the ERISA claim and declined to exercise…
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