Legal Opinion
Mary Jane Wickman v. Northwestern National Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 20, 1990No. 89-2030PublishedCited by 307 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal calls upon us to examine the emerging jurisprudence of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.), and presents a question of first impression under the Act concerning the interpretation of life insurance contracts. The issue arises out of the beneficiary’s claim for accidental death and dismemberment benefits (AD & D) under a group policy issued by Northwestern National Life Insurance Company (Northwestern) insuring her husband, Paul Wickman (Wickman). Northwestern rejected the spouse’s claim, asserting that…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Donovan v. DillinghamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Landress v. Phoenix Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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