Legal Opinion
Bobby Boren v. N.L. Industries, Inc., N.L. Petroleum Services Employee Benefit Association, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1989No. 88-5600PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Bobby George Boren appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees N.L. Industries and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1978, Boren contracted Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever while on duty as a mud engineer in Wyoming. At that time, Boren was employed by N.L. Industries, and was a participant in that company’s employee benefit plan. Boren sought medical care and, after he was determined to be disabled, applied for disability benefits. After coverage was denied, Boren filed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- The Sommers Drug Stores Co. Employee Profit Sharing Trust, Cross-Appellant v. Corrigan Enterprises, Inc. And Walter N. Corrigan, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Phillips Oil Company v. Okc CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Memorial Hospital System v. Northbrook Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Raymond Simpson v. Lear Astronics Corporation, United States Ex Rel. Raymond Simpson v. Lear Astronics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- David R. Rodriguez v. Pacificare of Texas, Inc., Michael Heistand, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Jasper Hogan v. Kraft Foods, Southwestern Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Fuerza Unida v. Levi Strauss & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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