Legal Opinion
Kane v. Aetna Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 7, 1990No. 88-6148PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Kenneth Kane appeals the summary judgment entered by the district court in favor of appellees Aetna Life Insurance Company (“Aetna”) and Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph (“Southern Bell”). The district court held that the law of equitable estoppel was preempted in this case by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1401. Because we are of the opinion that equitable estoppel may be applied in this case, we reverse.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Nachwalter v. ChristieCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Leroy Ellenburg, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee. v. Brockway, Inc. & Spellman Cunningham, Defendants-Appellees/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Rosen v. Hotel And Restaurant Employees & Bartenders Union Of Phila.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by30 opinions
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