Legal Opinion
Standard Insurance v. Morrison
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 27, 2009No. 08-35246PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether a state’s practice of disapproving insurance policies with clauses vesting discretion in insurers runs afoul of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
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Montana requires its commissioner of insurance to “disapprove any [insurance] form ... if the form ... contains ... any inconsistent, ambiguous, or misleading clauses or exceptions and conditions which deceptively affect the risk purported to be assumed in the general coverage of the contract .... ” MontCode Ann. § 33-1-502. John Morrison, who is commissioner by virtue of being…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Varity Corp. v. HoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by41 opinions
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