Legal Opinion
Cozzie v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 9, 1998No. 97-1983PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Terry L. Cozzie initially filed suit in Illinois Circuit Court in Cook County. She alleged that she was wrongfully denied life insurance benefits as the named beneficiary of a life insurance policy issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”). MetLife removed the action to the district court on the ground that the insurance plan is governed by the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. The parties submitted a statement of undisputed facts and, upon cross-motions for summary judgment, the district…
2Cases cited20 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
- Mary Santaella and Cary Eldridge v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Christine M. Donato v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Lynn E. Anweiler v. American Electric Power Service Corporation and Aetna Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by116 opinions
- Carolyn Herzberger v. Standard Insurance Company, Beverly A. Johnson v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- 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
- LaAsmar v. Phelps Dodge Corp. Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment & Dependent Life Insurance PlanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
- Mona Evans v. Unumprovident CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Dolores K. Jones v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, General Motors, and General Motors Life and Disability Benefits ProgramCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
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