Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. AIG Life Insurance
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 15, 2002No. CIV.A.00-01132 HHKPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KENNEDY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs James Patrick Hamilton, Jill McLaughlin and Robin McLaughlin claim that defendant AIG Life Insurance Company (“AIG”) violated the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., by refusing to pay them benefits they claim they are due as beneficiaries under an insurance plan that covered the life of Bruce McLaughlin. AIG moves for summary judgment on the grounds that no benefits are owed because McLaughlin’s death resulted from an “intentionally self-inflicted injury,” a manner of death excluded from the…
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