Legal Opinion
Joan Eddy, of the Estate of James Peter Eddy v. Colonial Life Insurance Company of America
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 12, 1995No. 94-7043PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant’s decedent, James Peter Eddy, sued the Colonial Life Insurance Company of America, Inc., for violating its fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) with respect to his group health and life insurance plans. Eddy alleged that he had sought information from Colonial Life about the possibility of extending his coverage after his employer terminated the plans, and that Colonial Life had erroneously informed him that an extension…
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