Legal Opinion
Canada Life Assurance Company v. Estate of Harvey M. Lebowitz Eunice Lebowitz Max E. Blumenthal, Co-Personal Representative
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1999No. 98-1967PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge ERVIN wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Judge KING joined.
OPINION
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
The question before this Court is whether a claimant who never received written notice of his right of conversion as guaranteed by an insurance policy governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 1001-1461 (West 1999), is entitled to benefits. Canada Life Assurance Company (“Canada Life”)issued a group life insurance policy (“Policy”) to the law firm of Whiteford, Taylor, and Preston, L.L.P. (“WTP”). Harvey M. Lebowitz…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Clarence E. Lockhart v. United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Trust Paul R. Dean Michael H. Holland Marty D. Hudson Elliott A. Segal, TrusteesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Sandberg v. Virginia Bankshares, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Douglas Y. Tester, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Annie Ruth Tester, Deceased v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
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