Legal Opinion
McElyea v. AIG Life Insurance
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided July 19, 2004No. 1:03CV00101GHPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GEORGE HOWARD, Jr., District Judge.
Plaintiff filed this action in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Arkansas, alleging breach of contract and bad faith against defendant AIG Life Insurance Company (“AIG”) based on the denial of benefits under an accidental death and dismemberment policy, with AIG insuring the life of Louis McElyea. Because plaintiff seeks recover of benefits under an employee welfare plan governed by the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § § 1001 et seq., AIG removed the action to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Mary Jane Wickman v. Northwestern National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Joan C. Burnham, Etc. v. The Guardian Life Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Jorita Padfield v. Aig Life Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Gerald W. Kerr v. Charles F. Vatterott & Co. Commerce Bank of St. Louis, N. A.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Stamp v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
- Alane King v. Hartford LifeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- Alane King, as Conservator and Natural Parent of Amber Lynn Schanus v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- Alane King, as Conservator and Natural Parent of Amber Lynn Schanus v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- Stamp v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008