Legal Opinion
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc. v. Mirza W. Baig
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 4, 1999No. 97-2398PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
The New England Mutual Life Insurance Company (“New England Mutual”) brought this action pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (“ERISA”), to rescind disability insurance coverage provided to Dr. Mirza W. Baig, alleging that Baig made misrepresentations on his application. 1 Baig filed counterclaims based on state law. New England Mutual moved for summary judgment on the counterclaims, arguing that all such claims were preempted by ERISA. Baig filed a cross-motion for summary judgment, arguing that his…
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