Legal Opinion
In Re Business Men's Assurance Company of America
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 29, 1993No. 93-1290PublishedCited by 347 opinions
1Per curiam
Business Men’s Assurance Company of America (BMA) petitions for a writ of mandamus ordering the district court to retain jurisdiction of a vexatious refusal-to-pay claim brought against BMA by William A. Rodgers. We deny the petition.
Rodgers obtained BMA health insurance through his wife’s employer, Family Institute (FI). After BMA denied Rodgers’s claims for benefits, Rodgers filed this action in state court. BMA removed the case to federal district court, claiming ERISA preempted the state action because the health insurance policy was an employer-purchased plan. Rodgers petitioned for…
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