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111473P.pdf   02/09/2012  Karen Chambers  v.  The Travelers Companies
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  11-1473
   U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Loken, Author, with Chief Judge Riley and Benton,
   Circuit Judges]
   Civil Case - employment. Grant of summary judgment to employer is
   affirmed. Employer is entitled to qualified privilege as a matter of law on
   the defamation claim. Breach of contract claim failed because payment
   of bonus was discretionary. Summary judgment on age discrimination
   claim was appropriate because Chambers failed to show her replacements
   were sufficiently younger and failed to show the reason for her discharge
   was pretextual. District court correctly concluded Chambers failed to
   establish an plan interference claim under ERISA. District court did not
   abuse its discretion in denying continuance.