Legal Opinion
Gulf Coast Alloy Welding, Inc. v. Legal Security Life Insurance Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided August 13, 1998No. 01-96-01461-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
O’CONNOR, Justice.
Today we re-examine the issue of ERISA preemption of a suit involving the termination of a health-care insurance policy covering the insured’s employees. Applying the United States Supreme Court’s newer, more refined ERISA preemption standard, we withdraw our earlier opinion and issue this in its stead.
Gulf Coast Alloy Welding, Inc. (Gulf Coast), appellant and plaintiff below, appeals from summary judgment in favor of Legal Security Life Insurance Co. (LSLI), appellee and defendant below. We reverse and remand.
Facts
Gulf Coast was insured by…
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Finderne Mgmt. Co., Inc. v. BarrettNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2002
- Greathouse v. Glidden Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
- Greathouse v. Glidden Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
- Gulf Coast Alloy Welding, Inc. v. Legal Security Life Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1998