Legal Opinion

Blake v. Life Insurance Company of North America

District Court, W.D. Kentucky

Decided September 27, 2021No. 3:20-cv-00319Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE DIVISION JESSICA BLAKE, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-319-DJH-RSE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Defendant. * * * * * MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Jessica Blake seeks a declaratory judgment that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act does not govern the supplemental accidental death and dismemberment policy under which she was denied benefits. (Docket No. 23) For the reasons explained below, the Court finds that the policy is governed by ERISA and will therefore deny Blake’s motion. I. This…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Donovan v. DillinghamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  3. Jayedeane Thompson v. American Home Assurance Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
  4. Raymond B. Yates, MD, PC Profit Sharing Plan v. HendonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. International Resources, Inc. Larry E. Smith v. New York Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992

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