Legal Opinion
Akins v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 26, 1990No. Civ. A. 89-0005PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GESELL, District Judge.
In this dispute over an insurance contract, the plaintiff, Mark Akins, and the defendants, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”) and Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company (“Mutual”), have all moved for summary judgment. The motions have been briefed and orally argued.
Plaintiff worked for WMATA from 1967 to 1984. Pursuant to his employment, he was eligible for and obtained optional long-term disability insurance. In 1973, WMA-TA arranged with Mutual to provide this insurance for its employees, replacing another insurer.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Fowler v. A & A Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Massman Construction Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Continental Casualty Company v. Virginia Patterson Beelar, M.D.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Prince v. United States Lies InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1964
- Thurston v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1988
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Canady v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1995
- Johnson v. General American Life InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2001
- Sharma v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
- Benton v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2022
- Onuigbo v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)District Court, D. Maryland · 2022