Legal Opinion
Monica M. Zipf v. American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 27, 1986No. 85-3420PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal we are called upon to decide whether a participant in a federally regulated employee benefits plan must exhaust internal administrative remedies before filing suit in federal court for alleged interference with her statutory rights. We find that no exhaustion is required, and so reverse the judgment of the district court.
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Monica M. Zipf, appellant, was employed by the American Telephone & Telegraph Company, appellee (“AT & T”), from March 21, 1969 until April 5, 1984. In 1981, Zipf was diagnosed as suffering from rheumatoid…
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