Legal Opinion
Cury v. Colonial Life Insurance Co. of America
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 14, 1990No. Civ. A. 89-4762PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HUYETT, District Judge.
Plaintiff Joan A. Cury initiated this declaratory judgment action against defendant The Colonial Insurance Company of America (Colonial) in the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County on May 30, 1989. Colonial filed a timely Notice of Removal to this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441 on the basis that the insurance policy at issue in this case is an Employee Welfare Benefit Plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461.
In her complaint, plaintiff alleges that she is entitled to…
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