Legal Opinion
Robert A. Huppeler, Edwin C. Magli and Ellwood Sandmire v. Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation, Plan Administrator, and Pension Plan No. 1
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 4, 1994No. 93-3765PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Robert Huppeler began working for Oscar Mayer in its Madison, Wisconsin plant in 1964. His job required that he run (and work alongside) noisy machinery used in meat processing. After working for Oscar Mayer for more than twenty-five years, Hup-peler’s doctors told him in 1990 that he had suffered a 21.1 percent permanent partial bilateral hearing loss. He took early retirement in January 1992.
Under Wisconsin law, Huppeler was barred from bringing a tort action against Oscar Mayer; his exclusive remedy was the right to recover compensation under the state’s Worker’s…
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