Legal Opinion

Fotheringham v. Riversource Life Insurance Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 24, 2017Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (John M. Curran, J.), entered January 25, 2016. The order granted defendants’ cross motion to dismiss the complaint.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: In 1997, plaintiff and his now-deceased wife consulted with an agent and registered representative of defendants Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., formerly known as American Express Financial Advisors, Inc. (Ameriprise), and Riversource Life Insurance Co. of New York, formerly known as IDS Life Insurance of New York…

2Cases cited6 opinions

Phillips Petroleum Co. v. ShuttsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
Stoll v. GottliebSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
Smith v. Bayer Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2011
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. v. BelandCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
Garvin v. GarvinNew York Court of Appeals · 1951

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