Legal Opinion

Peters v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided February 23, 2017No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:16-CV-60Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

George C. Hanks Jr., United States District Judge

Before the Court is Defendant Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company’s Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). Dkt. 8. This case stems from Reliance’s decision to discontinue long-term disability payments to Peters. It did so after learning that Peters had entered a settlement agreement (“Agreement”) with his employer. The Agreement allegedly released his employer and its insurers from liability. Peters claims that the Agreement did not release Reliance from its responsibility to continue paying…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,768 Phil A. Street and Clyde H. Street v. J.C. Bradford & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990

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