Legal Opinion
Jon Magin v. Monsanto Company, Pharmacia Corporation and Cp Kelco, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 23, 2005No. 04-2997PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Jon Magin filed this action against Monsanto Company, Pharmacia Corporation 1 and CP Kelco, U.S., Inc. (“CP Kelco”) to recover severance benefits that he claimed were owed to him. In his second amended complaint, Mr. Magin alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., as well as state common law claims for breach of contract, promissory estoppel, promissory fraud and unjust enrichment. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. Mr. Magin appealed. After oral arguments, we instructed…
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