Legal Opinion
Swenson v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 4, 2017No. 17-30374 Summary CalendarPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREGG COSTA, Circuit Judge:
Katheryn Swenson filed suit in Louisiana state court seeking benefits from a life insurance policy after her husband' passed away, The insurance company'refused to pay -based on its belief that Swenson’s husband was not a covered employee at the time of his death. In seeking to recover the death-benefits, Swenson cited Louisiana statutes imposing certain requirements on group life policies concerning the rights of a discharged employee to convert the employer-provided policy into individual life insurance. La. R.S. 22:942(7), (10). Although Swenson alleged only…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Varity Corp. v. HoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Aetna Health Inc. v. DavilaSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Rush Prudential HMO, Inc. v. MoranSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Unum Life Insurance Co. of America v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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