Legal Opinion
ROTE v. Titan Tire Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 28, 2010No. 09-2510, 09-2890PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Cindy Rote has been seeking long-term disability benefits from Titan Tire Corporation (“Titan”) for over eight years. Rote began working at Titan’s plant on November 7,1984, and joined the union. In 1997, Rote had surgeries to replace the joints in both of her thumbs. In April 1998, while she was still recovering from surgery, the union went on strike. The strike ended in October 2001. Rote wanted to return to work at the end of the strike, and Titan asked Dr. Anthony Sciorrotta to evaluate Rote’s ability to return to work. Dr. Sciorrotta restricted Rote to jobs that did not require frequent…
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