Legal Opinion
Brown v. Granatelli
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1990No. 89-2171PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
The Browns appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Tuneup Masters Employee Benefit Plan, Andy Granatelli, the Plan’s trustee, and North American Life and Casualty Company which upheld the denial of benefits under the Plan for two of the Browns’ children who were born premature with congenital defects. The district court found that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 preempted the application of Tex.Ins.Code Ann. art. 3.70-2(E) to the Plan, Granatelli, or NALAC. Article 3.70-2(E) requires individual and group…
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