Legal Opinion
Weinberger v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 6, 2002No. 01-3627PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Joseph Weinberger appeals from the grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company in Weinberger’s action alleging that Reliance wrongfully denied him long-term disability benefits in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq. (hereafter “ERISA”).1 This appeal timely followed.
Weinberger asserts that the District Court misapplied the standard of review applicable to decisions by fiduciaries who have a conflict of interest acting with grants of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Fred Brown v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Maria H. Pinto v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- John Doe Firm Doe v. Group Hospitalization & Medical Services, D/B/A Blue Cross and Blue Shield of the National Capital AreaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Cozzie v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Freling v. Reliance Standard Life InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2004
- Thomas v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
- Kaelin v. Tenet Employee Benefit PlanDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2005
- Schwarzwaelder v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2006
- Umano v. W.C. Robinson & Associates, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2004
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