Legal Opinion
Life Insurance Co. Of North America v. Martha Ellen Reichardt, Etc., Martha Ellen Reichardt v. Wesley J. Kinder
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1979No. 75-3031, 75-3032PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Reichardt, a resident of California, sued on behalf of herself and others similarly situated alleging unlawful discrimination in the sale of disability insurance. She complained that disability policies sold by the defendant insurance companies and approved by the California State Insurance Commissioner discriminate against women who cannot obtain coverage for as long a period, must wait longer for benefits, and are charged higher premiums than are men. She alleged that these differences were actuarially not justified.
She alleged four causes of action:(1) that…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by118 opinions
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- Wolfgang Arnold v. International Business MacHines CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Bell v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- New York State National Organization for Women v. TerryCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Florian Sever v. Alaska Pulp Corporation Dennis Huse George Woodbury Jesse Cline Frank Roppel George Ishiyama Wayne Funk Ralph Fenner, Florian Sever v. Alaska Pulp Corporation Dennis Huse George Woodbury Jesse Cline Frank Roppel George Ishiyama Wayne Funk Ralph FennerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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