Legal Opinion
Petr v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided May 4, 1989No. Civ. PN-87-936PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NIEMEYER, District Judge.
The question presented here is whether a compensation plan issued by the defendant insurance companies for their “independent agents” is governed by ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. A question of limitations is also raised.
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Robert T. Petr, who had been an independent insurance agent for the defendant insurance companies, filed this suit on April 16,1987, against the defendants seeking to recover financial benefits allegedly due him under his agency agreement. He named as defendants Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Nationwide Mutual Fire…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Robert T. Darden v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company and Nationwide Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- R.E. Fraver J. Rives Manning, Jr. J.C. Faust Hubert Hampton Martin William A. Pleasant C.B. Weatherly, Jr. Lee Williams Jimmy McElreath Mike Steiner David Marion James K. Wright William A. Davenport, Jr. Max F. Roberts Ted Bright Billy Ray Staley William Samuel Kirby Herbert M. Speas, Jr. Robert L. Dobbins Linda G. Hamrick Edward L. Lowder Ron Worthington David Breeden Peggy Horney Harry Horney Robert J. Womble v. North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, R.E. Fraver Hubert Hampton Martin C.B. Weatherly, Jr. Lee Williams William A. Davenport, Jr. Max F. Roberts Ted Bright Herbert M. Speas, Jr. Robert L. Dobbins Ron Worthington, and J. Rives Manning, Jr. J.C. Faust William A. Pleasant Jimmy McElreath Mike Steiner David Marion James K. Wright Billy Ray Staley William Samuel Kirby Linda G. Hamrick Edward L. Lowder David Breeden Peggy Horney Harry Horney Robert J. Womble v. North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Dameron v. Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Wolcott v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1987
- Plazzo v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1988
3Cited by7 opinions
- Jackson v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1997
- Robert T. Darden v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company Nationwide Life Insurance Company, Robert T. Darden v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company Nationwide Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Cecil v. AAA Mid-Atlantic, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2000
- Darden v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Jackson v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1997
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