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 and ) Judge Joan H. Lefkow BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LUTHERAN ) LIFE MINISTRIES, ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER In this case brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA),

29 U.S.C. § 1001

et seq., Plaintiff Lori Smith claims that Defendants Lutheran Life Ministries (LLM) and LLM’s Board of Directors (the Board) owe her severance payments and other compensation based on the circumstances of her departure…