Legal Opinion
Vander Luitgaren v. Sun Life Assurance Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 19, 2012No. Civil Action No. 09-11410-FDSPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SAYLOR, District Judge.
This is a dispute about the use of “retained-asset accounts,” a form of life insurance benefits. The matter arises under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Plaintiff Thomas W. Vander Luitgaren brought this suit against defendant Sun Life Assurance Company on behalf of himself and a class of beneficiaries. He alleges breaches of fiduciary duties under ERISA.
Defendant has moved for summary judgment, and plaintiff has cross-moved for partial summary judgment on…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Connie Edmonson v. Lincoln National Life InsurancCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
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- Vander Luitgaren v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of CanadaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014
- Connie Edmonson v. Lincoln National Life InsurancCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
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