Smith v. Lutheran Life Ministries

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION LORI SMITH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 21 C 2066 ) LUTHERAN LIFE MINISTRIES, ) Judge Joan H. Lefkow ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER In this case, Lori Smith claims that her former employer, Lutheran Life Ministries (LLM), owes her severance payments and other compensation based on the circumstances of her departure. (Dkts. 1, 34.) Smith claimed entitlement to severance benefits under a breach of contract theory in her initial complaint (dkt. 1), and under the Employee Retirement Income Security…