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· 12/9/1993

Christine Holt Spinelli v. Michael Gaughan

Citations

  • 12 F.3d 853
  • 9 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 214
  • 93 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9056
  • 17 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2006
  • 93 Daily Journal DAR 15573
  • 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 31921
  • 1993 WL 502591

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing that Mertens' holding that damages are not available under S 502(a)(3) applies toS 510 claims
  • ruling that the Supremacy Clause permits Congress to preempt state legal claim without providing a jury trial
  • recognizing that Mertens' holding that damages are not available under S 502(a)(3) applies toS 510 claims
  • holding that an inconsistency between a treating physician’s 13 opinion and a claimant’s daily activities is a specific and legitimate reason to reject the 14 treating physician’s opinion
  • recognizing that ERISA preempts a claim for retaliatory discharge under Nevada law
  • recognizing that ERISA preempts a claim for retaliatory discharge under Nevada law

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Judges: Kozinski, Thompson, Nelson

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