Legal Opinion
Merrill Haviland v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 12, 2013No. 12-1958PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibbons, J., joined by Kethledge, J.,
STRANCH, J. (pp. 574-80), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
General Motors Corporation (“GM”) provides its salaried retirees with continuing life insurance benefits under an ERISA-governed plan. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) issued the group life insurance policy and periodically sent letters to plan participants advising them of the status of their benefits. The plaintiffs, who are participants in the plan, allege that these letters falsely stated that their continuing life insurance benefits…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Varity Corp. v. HoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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