Legal Opinion
Walker v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided April 3, 1997No. 5:96-cv-60248PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
HACKETT, District Judge.
This ERISA action arises out of defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company’s (MetLife) decision to deny plaintiff Joyce Walker benefits under an Accidental Death and Dismemberment policy. Plaintiff and defendant both have filed motions for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, defendant’s motion shall be granted and plaintiffs motion shall be denied.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs husband, Stephen Walker (the decedent), was an hourly worker at AutoAUiance…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Lavaughn Booker v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Connie M. Miller v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Michele Eckelberry, in Her Capacity as Beneficiary v. Reliastar Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
- West v. Aetna Life InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2001
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