Turner v. Liberty National Life Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION

WISEMAN, Senior District Judge.

Before the Court is defendant Liberty Life Insurance Company’s Motion to Dismiss Or, In the Alternative, Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 12). The motion has been fully briefed and is ripe for consideration.

For the reasons set forth below, the Court declines to consider the motion as one for summary judgment, and will grant in part and deny in part the defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Specifically, to the extent plaintiff Douglas A. Turner is attempting to state a Tennessee common-law claim for retaliation, and…