Legal Opinion
Vander Luitgaren v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 26, 2014No. 13-2090PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Our system of justice is precedent-based. Once we have decided a legal question and articulated our reasoning, there is usually no need for us to repasti-nate the same soil when another case presents essentially the same legal question. 1 So it is here.
In Merrimon v. Unum Life Insurance Co., 758 F.3d 46 (1st Cir.2014) [Nos. 13-2128, 13-2168, slip op.], we recently held that an insurer, acting in the place and stead of a plan administrator, properly discharges its duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461, when it pays a death…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2014
- Faber v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
- U.S. Airways, Inc. v. McCutchenSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- Katz v. Pershing, LLCCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Nisselson v. LernoutCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Pollard v. Law Office of Mandy L. SpauldingCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014
- Nevor v. Moneypenny Holdings, LLCCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2016
- Kelley v. Fidelity Management Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2016
- Municipality of San Sebastian v. Puerto RicoDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2015
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