Legal Opinion
Edward J. ZAVORA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAUL REVERE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1998No. 96-56045PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from a dispute between plaintiff Edward Zavora and his disability insurance provider, Paul Revere Life Insurance Co. Its resolution primarily depends on whether Paul Revere’s disability insurance is an employee welfare benefit plan, as defined and regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461.
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Zavora purchased disability insurance from Paul Revere through his employer, Decorative Carpet, Inc. Thereafter, he allegedly suffered an injury to his eye that disabled him. He submitted a claim to Paul Revere,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Richard Atwood v. Newmont Gold Co., Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Daniel Kunin v. Benefit Trust Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Theodore Kanne and Beatriz Kanne v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Harlow Carpets, Inc., Theodore Kanne and Beatriz Kanne v. Connecticut General Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Vicki Jordan v. Northrop Grumman Corporation Welfare Benefit Plan Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- McNeil v. Time Insurance CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Magee v. Life Insurance Co. of North AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2003
- Alan Stuart G. Raleigh Hanbury v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, and Desert HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Vickie L. Postma v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, a Massachusetts Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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