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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.