Legal Opinion
Weatherall v. Reliastar Life Insurance
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided November 2, 2005No. 05-C-0348-SPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SHABAZ, District Judge.
Plaintiff Cindy A. Weatherall commenced this action against defendant Reli-aStar Life Insurance Company in Rock County Circuit Court alleging breach of contract and bad faith. Defendant removed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a) because-the allegations in the complaint arose pursuant to an employee benefit plan which brought the cause of action under the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. The Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this actiou pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and 29 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Judith Perlman v. Swiss Bank Corporation Comprehensive Disability Protection PlanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Mary Jane Wickman v. Northwestern National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Mary Santaella and Cary Eldridge v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Jass v. Prudential Health Care Plan, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Stamp v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
- Michele Eckelberry, in Her Capacity as Beneficiary v. Reliastar Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
- Lennon v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
- Danouvong v. Life Insurance Co. of North AmericaDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2009
- Arnold Ex Rel. Hill v. Hartford Life InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2008
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