Legal Opinion
Gilbert v. Alta Health & Life Insurance
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided November 16, 2000No. CV 00-J-1703-JPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHNSON, District Judge.
This cause comes before this court on defendants’ motion to dismiss state law claims (doc. 7). This case was originally filed in the Circuit Court of Marion County, Alabama. Defendants removed the case to this court alleging both diversity and federal question jurisdiction (doc. "l).
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In a light most favorable to plaintiff the facts are as follows. Plaintiff Bill Gilbert is the sole shareholder of Winfield Monument Company, Inc. (Winfield Monument). He obtained the insurance policy “Group Plan No. L 50815” to provide health coverage…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Unum Life Insurance Co. of America v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Jeneal Meredith v. Time Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Donovan v. DillinghamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Dairyland Ins. Co. v. JacksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Bill Gilbert v. Alta Health & Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- Palmore v. First UnumSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- Hooper v. Albany International Corp.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 2001
- Jabour v. Cigna Healthcare of California, Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 2001
- Chamblin v. Reliance Standard Life InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2001
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