Legal Opinion
Mary Ellen Thomason v. Aetna Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 9, 1993No. 93-1128PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from summary judgment granted in favor of the defendant Aetna Life Insurance Company (“Aetna”) in an action governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (“ERISA”). The Court has jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
A grant of summary judgment is reviewed de novo, Russo v. Health, Welfare & Pension Fund, 984 F.2d 762, 766 (7th Cir.1993), to be affirmed “only if there is no genuine issue of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law,” Edwards v. Massachusetts Mutual…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Emil J. Bartholet v. Reishauer A.G. (Zurich) and Reishauer Corporation (Elgin)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Western Casualty & Surety Co. v. BrochuIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
- Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, a Pension Trust v. Gerber Truck Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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- Todd v. AIG Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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