Legal Opinion
James Anschultz v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Co., a Foreign Corporation, and Cigna, a Foreign Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 1, 1988No. 87-3875PublishedCited by 52 opinions
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
James Anschultz, the plaintiff-appellant, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. (hereinafter “Connecticut General”). 1 Summary judgment was granted on the basis that Anschultz’s claims were preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. sec. 1001 et seq (“ERISA”). We affirm.
Initially, Anschultz filed suit in a Florida state court, seeking damages as a result of Connecticut General’s alleged wrongful denial of long term disability benefits under a group insurance policy (the “Plan”) carried by Anschultz’s previous…
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