Legal Opinion
Hines v. Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 1, 1995No. 93-09132PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
Mary Nell Hines, the guardian of Bobby Alan Parker, appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of GECO Geophysical Co., Inc. (GECO). Hines had asserted discrimination, breach of fiduciary duty, and wrongful denial of benefits claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (1988). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Parker was an employee of GECO in 1982. A GECO Group Medical Plan (the “Plan”), helped full-time employees with hospitalization and medical costs. Until September 30, 1982, the Plan consisted of a group…
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