Legal Opinion

Carder-Cowin v. UNUM Life Insurance Co. of America

District Court, W.D. Washington

Decided June 4, 2008No. C07-104RSLPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT SEEKING DISMISSAL OF ERISA ACTION, AND ORDER DENYING AS MOOT DEFENDANT’S PREEMPTION SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION

ROBERT S. LASNIK, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter comes before the Court on “Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment Regarding Contractual Limitations Clause and Preemption” (Dkt.# 12) and “Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment Seeking Dismissal of Plaintiffs ERISA Action” (Dkt.# 18). The Court held a hearing on the motions on April 11, 2008 and heard oral argument from counsel for plaintiff and defendant. For the reasons…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Black & Decker Disability Plan v. NordSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Abatie v. Alta Health & Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  4. Rex T. KEARNEY, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  5. Penny Grosz-Salomon v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, a Provident Company Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001

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  3. Taylor v. Reliance Standard Life InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2011
  4. Holifield v. UNUM LIFE INS. CO. OF AMERICADistrict Court, C.D. California · 2009
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