Legal Opinion
Lennon v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 10, 2007No. 06-2234PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, J.
BOGGS, C.J. (pp. 624-26), delivered a separate opinion concurring in the judgment. CLAY, J. (pp. 626-33), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
The question in this case is whether it is arbitrary and capricious for an ERISA plan administrator to deny Personal Accident Insurance benefits to the beneficiary of an insured who died as result of his own drunk driving. The insurance policy at issue covered “accidents” but did not specifically define the term to exclude deaths that resulted from an insured driver’s drunk driving. The district court held that, although…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. Shawn D. RutherfordCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Cozzie v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Bettye Whitaker v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
- Michele Eckelberry, in Her Capacity as Beneficiary v. Reliastar Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
- Nelson v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of CanadaDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1997
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Fleisher v. Standard InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012
- LaAsmar v. Phelps Dodge Corp. Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment & Dependent Life Insurance PlanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
- Boim v. Holy Land Foundation for Relief & DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Deborah Firman v. Beacon Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- Stamp v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
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