Legal Opinion
Ed Miniat, Inc. v. Globe Life Insurance Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 5, 1986No. 85-2846PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs were participating employers in a Retirement Life Reserve (“RLR”) insurance policy issued by the defendants. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants violated their fiduciary duties under ERISA and also make various state claims. The district court dismissed the complaint on the grounds that the plan was not established and maintained by an employer or an employee organization and thus was not an employee welfare benefit plan covered by ERISA. We reverse.
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The well-pleaded facts in the complaint, which must be accepted as true when considering a motion to…
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