Legal Opinion
Woodworker's Supply, Inc. v. Principal Mutual Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 10, 1999No. 97-2226, 97-2232PublishedCited by 430 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Chief Judge.
In this diversity action, Woodworker’s Supply, Inc. (Woodworker) sued its former insurer, Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company, for unfair trade practices and fraud. The district court held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., bars claims arising after March 1, 1994, the effective date of the parties’ agreement, but sent to the jury the claims arising prior to that date. The jury awarded Woodworker $221,000 based on Principal Mutual’s violations of the New Mexico Unfair Insurance Practices Act, N.M. Stat. Ann. §§…
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