Legal Opinion
Darden v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1991No. Nos. 89-2759, 89-2760PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
Robert T. Darden, a former insurance agent for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (Nationwide), sued Nationwide for payments under the latter’s post-employment compensation plan — Agent Security Compensation Plan (the ASCP). Nationwide had refused to pay Darden ASCP benefits after his termination because he had violated his agreement “not to compete” with Nationwide, but Darden contends that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) governs his contract and that the vesting requirements of ERISA prevent enforcement of the ASCP forfeiture provisions against…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Maurine M. Holt v. William W. WinpisingerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Robert T. Darden v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company and Nationwide Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Wolcott v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- R.E. Fraver J. Rives Manning, Jr. J.C. Faust Hubert Hampton Martin William A. Pleasant C.B. Weatherly, Jr. Lee Williams Jimmy McElreath Mike Steiner David Marion James K. Wright William A. Davenport, Jr. Max F. Roberts Ted Bright Billy Ray Staley William Samuel Kirby Herbert M. Speas, Jr. Robert L. Dobbins Linda G. Hamrick Edward L. Lowder Ron Worthington David Breeden Peggy Horney Harry Horney Robert J. Womble v. North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, R.E. Fraver Hubert Hampton Martin C.B. Weatherly, Jr. Lee Williams William A. Davenport, Jr. Max F. Roberts Ted Bright Herbert M. Speas, Jr. Robert L. Dobbins Ron Worthington, and J. Rives Manning, Jr. J.C. Faust William A. Pleasant Jimmy McElreath Mike Steiner David Marion James K. Wright Billy Ray Staley William Samuel Kirby Linda G. Hamrick Edward L. Lowder David Breeden Peggy Horney Harry Horney Robert J. Womble v. North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Wolcott v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1987
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Robert T. Darden v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company Nationwide Life Insurance Company, Robert T. Darden v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company Nationwide Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991