Legal Opinion
Wharton v. Duke Realty, LLP
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 22, 2006No. 06 CIV. 6937(CM)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
MCMAHON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Deanne Wharton, a former employee of defendant Duke Realty, brings the current action seeking relief under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1101 et. Seq. She alleges that defendants violated Section 510 of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1140, by firing her in order to interfere with her protected rights under ERISA and contesting her right to unemployment insurance benefits in retaliation for her exercise of those rights. In addition to her claim for damages, she seeks to recover…
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