Cummings v. Thomas Industries, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HEYBURN, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on motion of Defendant, Thomas Industries, Inc., for partial summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff, Teresa Cummings, seeks compensatory and punitive damages under several state law theories for the alleged wrongful denial of benefits under an employer-provided health insurance plan. Defendant removed this action from Caldwell Circuit Court asserting that this case arises under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a) (1982) (hereinafter…