Legal Opinion
Winters v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided July 16, 2002No. 01-C-0569-CPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CRABB, Chief Judge.
In this civil action for monetary relief, plaintiff Joseph M. Winters contends that defendant UNUM Life Insurance Company of America denied him benefits in violation of the terms of his employer-provided, group long-term disability insurance. Plaintiff filed this action in state court. Defendant removed it from that court because plaintiffs allegations fall under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461, which preempts state law. Jurisdiction is present under 28 U.S.C. § 1331.
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. CoyneSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Emil J. Bartholet v. Reishauer A.G. (Zurich) and Reishauer Corporation (Elgin)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Judith Perlman v. Swiss Bank Corporation Comprehensive Disability Protection PlanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Radford Trust v. First Unum Life Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2004
- Freling v. Reliance Standard Life InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2004
- Raithaus v. UNUM Life Ins. Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 2004