Legal Opinion
International Resources, Inc. Larry E. Smith v. New York Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1992No. 91-5523, 91-8527PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*296BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
International Resources, Inc. and its president, Larry E. Smith, allege New York Life Insurance Company violated Kentucky contract and tort law when the insurance company proposed cancellation of a group health insurance policy issued to the plaintiffs.
We must resolve the following questions: (1) does the Employment Retirement Income Security Act preempt all of the plaintiffs’ state law claims; and, (2) did the district court abuse its discretion by granting a preliminary injunction that compels New York Life to continue making payments under the disputed…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by122 opinions
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