Legal Opinion
Kerber v. Qwest Group Life Insurance Plan
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 2, 2011No. 10-1349PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from several orders of the district court dismissing Plaintiffs-Appellants’ claims or granting summary judgment to Defendants-Appellees. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Background
A. The Parties.
The Plaintiffs in this action are six participants in and two beneficiaries of a life insurance plan (the “Plan”) offered by Qwest Communications International. Aplt. Br. I. 1 All parties agree that the Plan is an employee welfare benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) § 3(1), 29 U.S.C.…
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