Legal Opinion

Dorothy Hamilton v. Allen-Bradley Company, Incorporated

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 27, 2001No. 99-11766PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

The Court hereby vacates its prior opinion, filed July 10, 2000, and substitutes this opinion in lieu thereof.

Dorothy Hamilton (“Hamilton”) appeals the grant of summary judgment entered in favor of Allen-Bradley Company, Inc. (“Allen”). Hamilton had sued Allen for breach of fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291.

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Hamilton was employed by Allen as a “repair service operator,” a job that required her to repeatedly manipulate heavy objects. Sometime in 1993 she developed…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Varity Corp. v. HoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. William A. Holbrook v. City of Alpharetta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
  4. Ervin B. Madden v. Itt Long Term Disability Plan for Salaried Employees Federal Electric CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  5. Margaret Krohn v. Huron Memorial HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. In Re Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. Securities, Derivative, & Erisa LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011
  2. Oliver v. Coca Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
  3. Michelle Keene v. Chris PineCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2012
  4. In Re Managed Care LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2001
  5. Carducci v. Aetna U.S. HealthcareDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2003

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