Felton v. Unisource Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• citing, inter alia, 4 Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Taylor, 481 U.S. 58, 63 (1987)
• citing, inter alia, Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Taylor, 481 U.S. 58, 63 (1987)
• citing, inter alia, Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Taylor, 481 U.S. 58, 63 (1987)
• employee's claim that he was discharged to avoid payment of medical benefits expressly preempted by ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1140
• “The conclusion that an ERISA cause of action is most analogous to a statutory claim because ERISA is a statute reflects circular reasoning. Such reasoning sidesteps the Supreme Court’s requirement that we look to state law causes of action to determine the appropriate limitation period.”

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59 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

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  Ninth Circuit· 1995-06-22· cited 152×
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  Ninth Circuit· 1992-09-01· cited 150×
• Derek J. Smith v. Dunham-Bush, Inc., and the Robins Group, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1992-02-07· cited 142×
• Jack Gerritsen v. Consulado General De Mexico
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-03-30· cited 131×
• Edmond C. Teumer v. General Motors Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 1994-09-07· cited 124×
• Jack B. Buster, A. Lee Petersen v. Ronald E. Greisen Henry P. Head and David L. Ratchye
  Ninth Circuit· 1997-03-26· cited 111×
• Ponsetti v. GE Pension Plan
  Seventh Circuit· 2010-07-30· cited 109×
• Securities and Exchange Commission v. Maurice Rind
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-04-19· cited 89×
• Teamsters & Employers Welfare Trust of Illinois v. Gorman Brothers Ready Mix
  Seventh Circuit· 2002-03-19· cited 80×
• Taylor v. Regents of University of California
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-05-21· cited 33×
• Fred D. Campbell v. The Aerospace Corporation Arthur J. Schiewe
  Ninth Circuit· 1997-09-03· cited 31×
• Holman v. Laulo-Rowe Agency
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-05-24· cited 28×
• Anthony W. Karambelas v. Hughes Aircraft Company
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-05-07· cited 26×
• Pisciotta v. Teledyne Industries, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-08-05· cited 26×
• Myers v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.
  D. Kansas· 2000-05-16· cited 25×
• Andrews v. Alaska Operating Engineers-Employers Training Trust Fund
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1994-04-08· cited 21×
• June Mendez v. Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
  Ninth Circuit· 1995-04-11· cited 19×
• Barajas v. Bermudez
  Ninth Circuit· 1994-12-23· cited 17×

Other cases named Felton v. Unisource Corp.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Felton v. Unisource Corp.
  D. Arizona· 1990-01-24· cited 4×