Legal Opinion
George Straub v. Western Union Telegraph Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 15, 1988No. 85-2624PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
George Straub appeals from the dismissal of his claims against Western Union Telegraph Company (defendant) for breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation. 1 The district court dismissed these claims as preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 to § 1461. On appeal Straub argues that there is no ERISA preemption, and, alternatively, that he has stated a claim under ERISA.
Straub’s claims arise from a dispute concerning pension benefits. Defendant employed Straub from October 1947 to April 1978. During this time,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by128 opinions
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- Hozier v. Midwest Fasteners, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
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- Roy A. Cefalu v. B.F. Goodrich CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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