Legal Opinion
Felton v. Unisource Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1991No. 90-15693PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants Don and Linda Fel-ton appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment for defendants-appellees Unisource, et al., based on its findings that (1) their state law claims are preempted by ERISA and (2) any claim under ERISA is barred by the statute of limitations. 739 F.Supp. 1388. We hold that the district court correctly found that the Feltons’ state law claims were preempted by ERISA, but erred in its determination of the applicable statute of limitations.
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Don Felton was terminated by Unisource in October 1986, after over eight years of…
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