Legal Opinion
Osborn v. Knights of Columbus
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided November 30, 2005No. 3:04CV7486PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CARR, Chief Judge.
This is a multi-count case brought by plaintiff Timothy R. Osborn against his former employer, Knights of Columbus (Knights). Osborn is suing the organization, inter alia, in its capacity as administrator of pension and employee health benefit plans.
Pending is Knights’ motion for judgment on Osborn’s defamation claims (Count V in Osborn’s federal complaint) on the grounds that res judicata bars further litigation of the issue. For the following reasons, Knights’ motion shall be granted.
Background
Osborn filed his federal complaint, including the defamation count, on…
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