Legal Opinion
Linda Randol and Bruce Randol, Jr. v. Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of Tennessee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 12, 1993No. 91-7884PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The question presented in this appeal is whether a health insurance policy obtained by appellant Bruce Randol with the assistance of his employer qualifies as an “employee welfare benefit plan” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1002(1). We hold that it does.
Plaintiffs-appellants Linda and Bruce Randol sued their insurance carrier, Mid-West National Life Insurance Co. of Tennessee (“Mid-West”), in Alabama state court pleading state law claims of fraud, breach of contract, and bad faith over Mid-West’s refusal to cover the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Donovan v. DillinghamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Mary Jane Wickman v. Northwestern National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- International Resources, Inc. Larry E. Smith v. New York Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc. v. Mirza W. BaigCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Robinson v. LinomazCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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