Legal Opinion
Paul Rodrigue v. The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 18, 1991No. 91-3553PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
This appeal from the grant of summary judgment asks the question: Does the Louisiana law of equitable estoppel apply to a claim under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461? We hold that it does not.
There are no material facts in dispute.
Appellant Rodrigue was an employee of Appellee Western and Southern Life Insurance Company. Western and Southern provided an Employee Welfare Benefit Plan governed by ERISA. The Plan had been endorsed to exclude benefits for treatment to Appellant for ailments of the genitourinary system. Appellant was…
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