Legal Opinion
Midwest Security Life Insurance v. Stroup
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 1999No. 06A05-9804-CV-201PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SULLIVAN, Judge.
Appellant, Midwest Security Life Insurance Company (Midwest), brings an interlocutory appeal of the trial court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment as to the claim of Appellees, Theresa A. Stroup (Theresa) and Patrick J. Stroup (collectively the Stroups).
We reverse.
On appeal, Midwest presents the following issues:(1) Whether the Stroups’ common law claims against Midwest for breach of an insurance contract and the tort of bad faith are preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); 1 and(2) Whether the Stroups are entitled to a trial by jury…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement v. Dillingham Construction, N. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Webb v. JarvisIndiana Supreme Court · 1991
- District of Columbia v. Greater Washington Board of TradeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Midwest Security Life Insurance v. StroupIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
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- Darst v. Illinois Farmers InsuranceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
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- Midwest Security Life Insurance v. StroupIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
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