Billy Matthews v. Swift and Company and Globe Life Insurance Company

RIVES, Circuit Judge:

Matthews sued Swift and its wholly owned subsidiary, Globe, claiming that Swift had wrongfully terminated his employment instead of granting him a disability retirement, and that as a result he had suffered interrelated items of damage, consisting of: (1) loss of the disability pension to which he was entitled under Swift’s Pension Plan; (2) reduction of his coverage under a group life insurance policy issued by Globe and covering Swift’s employees; 1 (3) cancellation of a medical certificate of group insurance issued by Globe on which premiums were paid by Swift; 2 and…