Legal Opinion
Baker v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 9, 2004No. 02-20966PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
This ERISA case presents an appeal of a denial of benefits claimed by Gena Baker under a life insurance policy covering her deceased husband, Keith Baker. Gena Baker and Burlington Resources Inc., Keith Baker’s employer (who paid the benefits to Gena Baker acquiring her right to the proceeds of this action), sued Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for these life insurance benefits. The complaint also alleged state law claims for breach of contract and violations of Tex. Ins.Code Ann. art. 21.21 et seq. and Tex. Bus. & Com.Code Ann. § 17.46 et seq.1 The district…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Daniels v. City of ArlingtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Vilma Lissette Vega Jose Vega v. National Life Insurance Services, Inc., Pan-American Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Kenneth E. Wildbur, Sr. v. Arco Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Performance Autoplex II Ltd. v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Washburn v. HarveyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- Ellis v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of BostonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
- Lozano v. Ocwen Federal Bank, FSBCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- Weber v. GE Group Life Assurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
- Corry v. Liberty Life Assur. Co. of BostonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
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