Legal Opinion
Madden v. Country Life Insurance
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 19, 1993No. 93 C 20134PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
REINHARD, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff James G. Madden filed a two-count state law complaint in state court alleging defendant Country Life Insurance Company wrongfully rescinded coverage under a group health insurance policy. Defendant removed the case to this court under 28 U.S.C. § 1441, alleging the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., preempts plaintiffs state law claims, and now moves to dismiss the complaint under Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff filed…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
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- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Tuohig v. Principal Insurance GroupDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2001
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