Legal Opinion
Tancredi v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 9, 2001No. 00 CIV 5780 LAKPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KAPLAN, District Judge.
On April 7, 2000, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) converted from a mutual to a stock insurance company pursuant to New York Insurance Law § 7312, which was enacted to permit such conversions. The conversion received the required approval of the New York Superintendent of Insurance based on his finding that the plan of reorganization was fair and equitable to policy holders.
Plaintiffs bring this purported class action on behalf of MetLife policy holders pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. They claim that the conversion deprived them of their…
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Stephen Tancredi and Ronald Speidel v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York Stock Company and Metlife, Inc., a Delaware Holding CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Stephen Tancredi and Ronald Speidel v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York Stock Company, and Metlife, Inc., a Delaware Holding CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Koulkina v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2008
- In Re Metlife Demutualization LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2010
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