Legal Opinion
Daniel Johnson v. Bert Bell/pete Rozelle Nfl Player Retirement Plan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 21, 2006No. 06-1517PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Daniel Johnson appeals from the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment in favor of Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Retirement Plan (Plan) in his action brought pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq. We affirm.
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Johnson played professional football from 1982 until 1988, when he suffered a career-ending back injury while diving for a pass. In August 1988, Johnson underwent surgery to repair the injury, but thereafter his condition continued to gradually degenerate. As a vested inactive professional football player,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ronnie Layes v. Mead Corporation Cna Insurance Company Mead Retirement Plan Mead Benefit ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Herbert Ferrari, M.D. v. Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Brenda Fletcher-Merrit v. Noram Energy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- David Tillery and Kathy Tillery v. Hoffman Enclosures, Inc., a Minnesota CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Spencer Norris, Personal Representative of the Estate of Sue Pollock v. Citibank, N.A. Disability Plan (501), Aetna Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Moore v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
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