Legal Opinion
Midwest Community Health Service, Inc., Now Known as Silver Cross Health System v. American United Life Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 21, 2001No. 00-2360PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
The appellants, members of the Illinois Hospital Association (“IHA”), filed this suit alleging that American United Life Insurance Co. (“AUL”) breached its fiduciary duties under § 409(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) by failing to disclose material information about the appellants’ rights under a group annuity contract. Both parties moved for summary judgment. The district court denied the appellants’ motion but granted AUL’s, holding that as a matter of law, AUL was not an ERISA fiduciary with respect to the conduct alleged by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Harris Trust & Savings Bank v. Salomon Smith Barney Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Harris Trust & Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. v. Connecticut General Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Pamela K. Larsen and Peter A. Larsen v. City of Beloit, Daniel T. Kelley, and Richard v. HolmCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Tool v. National Employee Benefit Services, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1996
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Kirby v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2010
- Keach v. U.S. Trust Co., N.A.District Court, C.D. Illinois · 2004
- Vision Financial Group, Inc. v. Midwest Family Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Smith v. Union Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
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