Legal Opinion
Martin v. Pate
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided September 30, 1990No. Civ. A. CV-89-0363-BPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BUTLER, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
This action was initiated in the Circuit Court of Dallas County, Alabama, with plaintiff seeking recovery of benefits under an employee benefit plan and also asserting claims for bad faith refusal to pay and fraud. Because plaintiff claimed benefits under an “employee benefit plan” as defined in ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1002(3), defendants invoked the jurisdiction of this Court under ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1132, and removed the action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441. A nonjury trial was conducted on August 27, 1990.
FINDINGS OF FACT
On September…
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