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102813P.pdf 10/07/2011 Caleb R. Sturge v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 10-2813
and No: 10-2973
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis
[PUBLISHED] [Colloton, Author, with Benton, Circuit Judge, and
Kopf, District Judge]
Civil Case - ERISA. Terminated employee who later received disability
retirement claimed a denial of certain benefits under ERISA. District
court did not err in denying motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter
jurisdiction because the claims are independent of an interpretation or
application of any collective bargaining agreement. Grant of summary
judgment to employer is affirmed, as Sturge did not prove termination
was causally connected to his application for disability retirement and
Sturge did not show comparator evidence represented a factual dispute
because other employee was not similarly situated.