Legal Opinion
Lois Gibson v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1990No. 88-6628PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Gibson was denied disability benefits in 1984 under a self-funded disability benefit plan (“the Plan”) established by her employer. She sued her employer and Prudential Insurance Co. for breach of contract and duty of good faith and fair dealing. Summary judgment was entered in favor of Prudential on the grounds that ERISA preempted Gibson’s claims and Prudential could not be sued under ERISA. Four years later Gibson filed another complaint against Prudential and various doctors and services alleging that they had used an improper disability definition and…
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- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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