Legal Opinion

Olson v. General Dynamics Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 20, 1991No. 90-55688PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TANG, REINHARDT and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.

WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:

Roger Olson appeals the district court order granting summary judgment in favor of General Dynamics, Allied-Signal, Science Applications International Corporation (“SAIC”), and SAIC Range Systems (collectively, “the appellees”). The district court ruled that Olson’s state law fraud claim relates to an employee benefit plan, and is therefore preempted by § 514(a), 29 U.S.C. § 1144(a), of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. The court also refused to grant Olson declaratory relief…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  2. Metropolitan Life Insurance v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Fu-Kong Tzung Jean Tzung v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, and Does 1 Through 100, InclusiveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  4. Scott v. Gulf Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  5. Phillips v. Amoco Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by52 opinions

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  4. Paul G. Curtis and Mary Curtis v. Nevada Bonding Corporation, Douglass Financial Corporation, and Does I-Xx, InclusiveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  5. Pacificare Inc., Dba Pacificare of California v. Vernon D. Martin Sherrie Sue Martin, and Scott Douglas Martin, a MinorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994

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