Legal Opinion
Fischkoff v. Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided October 17, 2018No. 17 Civ. 5041 (GWG)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GABRIEL W. GORENSTEIN, United States Magistrate Judge
Steven Fischkoff brought this suit against Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. and *385Maria Fardis (collectively "Iovance") alleging that Iovance beached a contractual employment agreement, failed to pay him wages, and retaliated against him. Fischkoff now moves to amend his complaint to include a claim of defamation.1 For the reasons stated below, Fischkoff's motion is granted.
I. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS
Because the resolution of Fischkoff's motion turns on whether his proposed defamation claim states a claim for relief, we accept "all factual…
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