Legal Opinion
Richard Drinkwater v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 18, 1988No. 87-1533PublishedCited by 182 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment rendered in favor of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (Metropolitan) and against the Drinkwaters, Richard and Judith, on claims arising out of Richard Drinkwater’s entitlement to disability benefits under a qualified ERISA-plan. Count I, seeking compensatory and punitive damages for breach of fiduciary duty, was properly dismissed as an extra-contractual claim not authorized by ERISA. Count II, seeking compensatory damages for the difference between what Drinkwater received and what he claims he should have received,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Agis v. Howard Johnson Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- The Sommers Drug Stores Co. Employee Profit Sharing Trust, Cross-Appellant v. Corrigan Enterprises, Inc. And Walter N. Corrigan, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by182 opinions
- Alan Weiner, D.P.M. v. Klais and Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Connie M. Miller v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Arthur Fallick v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Nationwide Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Luis E. Rodriguez-Abreu v. The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Diduck v. Kaszycki & Sons Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
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