at that time to discover facts that would lead to the discovery of the present claim. Through the exercise of reasonable care and diligence, Dulude should have discovered the nature of the defamation claim before April 17, 1995. Her claim, therefore, is time-barred. Dulude also maintains that the defamatory statements were repeated to á fellow nurse on their unit and that she could not have discovered such defamatory statements until the nurse’s deposition on May 18,1999. On that date, the nurse testified that she learned of the reason for Dulude’s termination “from what was said on the unit.” We find that such rumors regarding Dulude’s termination are insufficient to establish a claim of defamation against FAHC. See Szot v. Allstate Ins. Co., 161 F. Supp. 2d 596, 607-09 (D. Md. 2001) (<HOLDING>); Elicier v. Toys “R” Us, Inc., 130 F. Supp. 2d
holding that an employee who claims to have been terminated by her employer for having exercised her right to disability benefits raised a cognizable claim under  510 of erisa notwithstanding the fact that she received the benefits from her employer prior to termination holding that failure to follow gaap without more is insufficient to establish scienter holding that mere speculation is insufficient to support a jury verdict holding that references to the rumor mill created by the plaintiffs former peers sheer speculation as to the grounds for her termination without more is insufficient to establish a claim of defamation against employer holding speculation insufficient to avoid summary judgment