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COLLINS v. RALSTON PURINA CO.

No. 97-1925.

147 F.3d 592 (1998)

Peter D. COLLINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RALSTON PURINA COMPANY and Golden Cat Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 18, 1998.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied August 17, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendell Walsh, Christopher A. Nichols (argued), May, Oberfell & Lorber, South Bend, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Paul J. Peralta (argued), D. Lucetta Pope, Baker & Daniels, South Bend, IN, B.J. Okenfuss, Ralston-Purina, St. Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before MANION, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied August 17, 1998.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Peter Collins sued his former employer, Golden Cat Corp., in state court; he claimed the company — which was sold to Ralston Purina in April 1995—reneged on its promise in a retention agreement to pay Collins money and benefits if he was fired by the new owner before December 31, 1995. Golden Cat removed the case to federal court, claiming that ERISA...

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