Legal Opinion
Jane Marie Hall v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 8, 2014No. 13-1332PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Jane Hall sued Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”), alleging that MetLife abused its discretion in denying her claim to receive the proceeds of her late husband’s life insurance policy under an employee-benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. The district court 1 granted summary judgment for MetLife, and we affirm.
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Dennis Hall began work at Newmont USA Limited in August 1988. Through his employment at Newmont, Dennis obtained a life insurance policy issued by MetLife. In 1991, Dennis…
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