Mello v. Sara Lee Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that an employee did not reasonably rely on oral representations and informai benefits statements which contradicted the clear and unambiguous terms of an ERISA plan
• noting “the clear and consistent case law forbidding recognizing reasonable reliance on informal documents in the face of unambiguous Plan terms”
• “Mello’s claim cannot surmount the clear and consistent case law forbidding recognizing reasonable reliance on informal documents in the face of unambiguous Plan terms.”
• “To establish an ERISA-estoppel claim, the plaintiff must establish: (1) a material misrepresentation; (2) reasonable and detrimental - 5 - reliance upon the representation; and (3) extraordinary circumstances.”
• “This circuit has yet to explicitly adopt ERISA-estoppel as a cognizable legal theory. . . . We now join other circuits in explicitly adopting ERISA-estoppel as a cognizable theory.”
• \explicitly adopting ERISA-estoppel as a cognizable theory\ in a pension case

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Cited by

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

• Nichols Ex Rel. Alcatel Network Systems Salaried Retirees Benefit Program v. Alcatel USA, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2008-06-20· cited 127×
• Erica Harzewski, on Their Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Guidant Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 2007-06-05· cited 88×
• High v. E-Systems Inc Long
  Fifth Circuit· 2006-08-03· cited 71×
• Bloemker v. Laborers' Local 265 Pension Fund
  Sixth Circuit· 2010-05-19· cited 69×
• Livick v. the Gillette Co.
  First Circuit· 2008-04-24· cited 57×
• Guerra-Delgado v. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
  First Circuit· 2014-12-18· cited 34×
• Cook Children's Medical Center v. New England PPO Plan of General Consolidated Management, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2007-06-28· cited 30×
• Talasek v. National Oilwell Varco
  Fifth Circuit· 2021-10-19· cited 14×
• Malbrough v. Kanawha Insurance
  W.D. Louisiana· 2013-04-29· cited 11×
• Khan v. American International Group, Inc.
  S.D. Texas· 2009-09-08· cited 10×
• Stark v. Mars, Inc.
  S.D. Ohio· 2012-07-17· cited 8×
• Brown v. Aetna Life Insurance
  W.D. Texas· 2013-09-27· cited 7×
• Monroe Firefighters Ass'n v. City of Monroe
  W.D. Louisiana· 2009-02-23· cited 6×
• Todisco v. Verizon Communications, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2007-08-06· cited 5×
• Hall v. Newmarket Corp.
  S.D. Mississippi· 2010-09-29· cited 5×
• Stoffels Ex Rel. SBC Telephone Concession Plan v. SBC Communications, Inc.
  W.D. Texas· 2008-08-01· cited 3×
• Plotnick v. Computer Sciences Corp.
  E.D. Virginia· 2016-04-26· cited 3×
• Cook Children's Medical Center v. The New England Ppo Plan Of General Consolidated Management
  Third Circuit· 2007-08-01· cited 2×
• Johnson v. United Healthcare of Texas, Inc.
  W.D. Texas· 2016-03-10· cited 1×
• Gearlds v. Entergy Services, Inc.
  S.D. Mississippi· 2012-05-14· cited 1×

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 119,442×
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch
  Supreme Court· 1989-02-21· cited 6,595×
• Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal.
  Supreme Court· 1983-06-24· cited 5,652×
• Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1983-06-24· cited 3,550×
• Pilot Life Insurance v. Dedeaux
  Supreme Court· 1987-04-06· cited 3,459×
• Robert D. Sprague, Plaintiffs-Appellees/cross-Appellants v. General Motors Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee
  Sixth Circuit· 1998-01-07· cited 738×
• Lloyd Marks v. Newcourt Credit Group, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2003-09-04· cited 279×
• Hodges v. Delta Airlines, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-02-15· cited 241×
• Roy A. Cefalu v. B.F. Goodrich Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1989-05-09· cited 198×
• In Re Unisys Corp. Retiree Medical Benefit \Erisa\ Litigation. Gerald E. Pickering, Fred Tonnies, William Leonhardt, Evelyn Schmidt, Dudley Keyes, David Kahl, Paul Wright, Robert Wilt, Clay Bernichon, Edward Valle, Robert B. Welsh, Solveig Tschann, Bernard J. Jansen, Donald I. Klippenstein, Frederic
  Third Circuit· 1995-06-28· cited 148×
• Rhorer v. Raytheon Engineers & Constructors, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1999-07-15· cited 85×
• Jones v. American General Life & Accident Insurance
  Eleventh Circuit· 2004-05-18· cited 85×
• Izzarelli v. Rexene Products Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-06-23· cited 70×
• Paul Rodrigue v. The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1991-12-18· cited 60×
• Weir v. Federal Asset Disposition Ass'n
  Fifth Circuit· 1997-09-25· cited 44×
• McCall v. Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-12-26· cited 42×
• 22 Employee Benefits Cas. 1097, Pens. Plan Guide (Cch) P 23942z Earl Bonovich v. Knights of Columbus, William J. Van Tassell and Edward J. Maloney
  Second Circuit· 1998-05-21· cited 20×

Other cases named Mello v. Sara Lee Corp.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Mello v. Sara Lee Corp.
  N.D. Mississippi· 2003-11-18· cited 3×