Legal Opinion

Gentry v. Principal Life Insurance

District Court, M.D. Tennessee

Decided March 31, 2011No. Case No. 3:09-cv-0681Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

JOHN T. NIXON, Senior District Judge.

Pending before the Court is Defendant Principal Life Insurance Company’s (“Defendant” or “Principal Life”) Motion to Dismiss or for Summary Judgment (“Defendant’s Motion”) (Doc. No. 12) and supporting Memorandum (Doc. No. 13). Plaintiff Paul Gentry (“Plaintiff’ or “Gentry”) filed a Response (Doc. No. 20), to which Defendant filed a Reply (Doc. No. 23).

Defendant’s Motion, filed on September 8, 2009, asks the Court to dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint, filed on July 27, 2009 (Doc. No. 1), on the grounds that Plaintiffs claims are preempted by the Employee…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Rodriguez v. Tennessee Laborers Health & Welfare FundCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  3. Connie M. Miller v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
  4. Benito T. PEREZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  5. Kennedy v. Plan Administrator for DuPont Savings & Investment PlanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009

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