Legal Opinion
Foster v. Globe Life & Accident Insurance
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided May 27, 1992No. Civ. A. GC 90-274-D-OPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DAVIDSON, District Judge.
Defendant insurer Globe Life & Accident Insurance Company (“Globe Life”) moves this court for summary judgment or in the alternative for partial summary judgment on the issue of punitive damages pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Original diversity jurisdiction rests with this court under 28 U.S.C. § 1332; plaintiff Ruby Foster is a citizen of Mississippi while defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware with its principal place of business in Oklahoma. 1 Finally, the amount in controversy exceeds $50,000.
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Stanley Duplantis and His Wife, Melissa Duplantis v. Shell Offshore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Lillian Washington, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Arsane Washington v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Andrew Jackson Life Ins. Co. v. WilliamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Myers v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America, Inc.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1998
- State v. LopezUtah Supreme Court · 2018
- Cook Ex Rel. Wrongful Death Beneficiaries v. GGNSC Ripley, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2011
- Foster v. Globe Life/accident Ins.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Isip v. World Financial GroupDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2019
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