Legal Opinion
Midpoint Service Provider, Inc. v. Connecticut General Life Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 28, 2001No. 99 Civ. 2688 VM JCFPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FRANCIS, United States Magistrate Judge.
The plaintiff, Midpoint Service Provider, Inc. (“Midpoint”), filed this case as a breach of contract action in New York State Supreme Court, New York County. The defendant, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (“CGLIC”), removed it to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441. Because Midpoint’s claim arises under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., there is federal question jurisdiction. See Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Taylor, 481 U.S. 58, 62-64, 107 S.Ct. 1542, 95 L.Ed.2d 55…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Goldie Miller, as of the Estate of Sarah M. Potok v. United Welfare FundCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Susan Defelice v. American International Life Assurance Company of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- McLaughlin v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1983
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