Legal Opinion
Tinsley v. Connecticut General Life Insurance
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided October 12, 2010No. 5:09-mj-00161PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
THOMAS B. RUSSELL, Chief Judge.
The Plaintiff has filed a motion to remand for lack of federal jurisdiction, or, in the alternative, a motion to strike any ERISA Defenses. Docket # 18. The Defendant has filed a response. Docket # 23. The Plaintiff has filed a reply. Docket # 24. This motion is now ripe for adjudication. Having been fully informed of the issues, this Court GRANTS the motion to remand and DENIES the motion to strike as moot.
BACKGROUND
The Plaintiff, Linnie Tinsley (“Plaintiff’), was an employee of Siemens Corporations until 1994. At some point in the mid-1980s,…
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