Legal Opinion
Kale v. Combined Insurance Co. of America
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 1, 1990No. Civ. A. 89-1640-TPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Kale is a Massachusetts resident and a twenty year employee of Defendant and its predecessor-in-interest. In May 1989, he brought an action in Middle-sex County Superior Court alleging a host of state law claims stemming from his employment termination in March 1983. Defendant, Combined, an Illinois corporation with a principal place of business in that state, timely removed the action to this court on the basis of diversity of citizenship.
Now, Combined asks this court to dismiss this case on res judicata grounds. 1 It argues that the claims raised…
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