Legal Opinion

American Health and Life Ins. Co. v. Heyward

District Court, D. South Carolina

Decided July 17, 2003No. CIV.A. 2:02-3750-18PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

NORTON, District Judge.

This matter is before the court on defendant’s motion ' to dismiss plaintiffs Complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons set forth below, defendant’s motion is granted.

I. Background

In this action, plaintiff American Health and Life Insurance Co. (“American”) is seeking to compel arbitration of a suit filed against it in state court by defendant Daniel Heyward (“Heyward”). In the underlying state court case, Heyward alleges several state law causes of action against American and other defendants…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Southland Corp. v. KeatingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Bell v. Preferred Life Assurance SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Humana Inc. v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. Hamilton Life Insurance Company of New York v. Republic National Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  3. Department of Transportation v. James River InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 2013
  4. SPARKS v. OLD REPUBLIC HOME PROTECTION CO. INC.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2020
  5. Pinnoak Resources, LLC v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd'sDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2005

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