Legal Opinion
Sturge v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 7, 2011No. 10-2813, 10-2973PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Caleb Sturge was terminated for cause from his employment with Northwest Airlines, Inc., shortly after he was arrested for possession of marijuana. At the same time, Sturge had pending with Northwest a request for disability retirement benefits. Northwest later granted Sturge’s request, but he was ineligible for certain retirement benefits as a result of the termination. Sturge sued Northwest, claiming that the termination violated section 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1140. The district court 2 denied Northwest’s motion to…
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