Mead Vest v. Resolute FP US Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Mead Vest contends defendant Resolute FP US Inc. breached its fiduciary-duty obligations set forth in the Employee Retiree Income Security Act when it failed to notify her late husband of his right to convert a group life insurance policy to an individual life insurance policy after he ceased employment and began drawing long-term disability benefits. The district court ruled plaintiff did not adequately plead a breach-of-fiduciary-duty cause of action. We agree and affirm.
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Arthur Vest worked nearly forty years for Resolute. During his employment, Resolute…
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