Legal Opinion
Jeannie Barrientos v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company and David R. Barrientos
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 10, 1990No. 89-1454, 89-1552PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
Jeannie Barrientos (Barrientos) appeals the Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) dismissal, based on ERISA 1 preemption, of her state law claims against David R. Barrientos and Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (Reliance). We AFFIRM.
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Barrientos was married to Jose Barrien-tos, who participated in his employer’s group life insurance plan with Reliance, insuring his life for $13,500, with Barrien-tos as beneficiary. Barrientos’ complaint alleges that all policy premiums were deducted from her husband’s salary, which were community funds, and that therefore, the policy was…
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