Legal Opinion

American Family Life Assurance v. Glenda Biles, et

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 1, 2013No. 12-60235PublishedCited by 153 opinions

1Per curiam

This case arises out of the payment of benefits pursuant to an American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (“Aflac”) accident insurance policy. The district court granted Aflac’s summary judgment motion and awarded Aflac the relief it sought below: an order compelling Defendants-Appellants to submit their state-law claims against Aflac and its agents to arbitration. We AFFIRM.

I

In late 2006, David Biles (“the decedent”) allegedly completed an application for an Aflac accident insurance policy. The application included a form that required applicants to acknowledge receipt of a statement…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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  3. Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Ragas v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  5. Mary Faye Skotak, George Jerry Skotak, and Eric Norman Skotak, Cross-Appellees v. Tenneco Resins, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992

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