Legal Opinion
Weaver v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided December 7, 2010No. Civil Action 3:10-cv-00438PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
THOMAS A. WISEMAN, JR., Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff Barbara Weaver originally filed this action in the Circuit Court for Sumner County, Tennessee on March 22, 2010, asserting claims under state law for promissory estoppel, negligence, and breach of fiduciary duty, and seeking as damages the value of an insurance policy insuring Plaintiffs ex-husband Johnny Weaver, deceased. Defendants removed the matter to this Court on May 4, 2010, on the grounds that the policy at issue is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et…
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