Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Roofing Concepts, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1992No. Nos. 91-2646, 91-2652PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
In this case plaintiff seeks benefits under a group health insurance plan, the award of which would violate important provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Plaintiff Joanne Coleman seeks to recover under a contract between her husband’s employer and Nationwide Life Insurance Company, which had terminated automatically due to the employer’s failure to pay *56the premiums. Coleman has offered the court three rationales for ruling in her favor. First, she contends that while the contract of insurance gave the…
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3Cited by75 opinions
- Joanne W. Coleman v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company, & Third-Party v. Roofing Concepts, Incorporated, Third-Party Joanne W. Coleman v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company v. Roofing Concepts, Incorporated, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
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- Krumme v. Westpoint Stevens Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
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- Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. v. Humble Surgical Hospital, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
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