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EBEL, Circuit Judge. In this appeal, we address whether an insurance company providing a group accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy to an ERISA plan permissibly denied coverage to a plan participant who died of heart failure following a firefighting training exercise. To answer this question, we must consider (1) the standard under which we must review the insuran

573 N.W.2d 823 (1998) 1998 ND 8 Darold D. MARTIN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, The Legionnaire Insurance Trust and the A.G.I.A., Inc., and the Life Insurance Company of North America, Defendants and Appellees. Civil No. 970196. Supreme Court of North Dakota. January 20, 1998.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER PATTI B. SARIS, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (“Kaiser”), Aetna, Inc. (“Aetna”), and Guardian Life Insurance Company (“Guardian”), collectively the Coordinated Plaintiffs, bring this case against Pfizer, Inc. and Warner-Lambert Company, alleging violations of the Racketeer Influ

TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge: This is an appeal from the dismissal by the trial court of appellant Arnold’s complaint in which he had alleged defendant Life Insurance Company of North America had refused to pay for the loss of plaintiff’s sight in one eye. I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE The insurance policy in question was provided to the plaintiff by his employer under an employee welfa

ORDER DENYING CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND ENTERING JUDGMENT ON THE RECORD IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT SALVADOR MENDOZA, JR., United States District Judge On September 5, 2017, the Court held a hearing on the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment, ECF Nos. 32 and 37. The Court denied both motions. The Court also heard oral argument on Ms. Goetz’s underlying benefits claim and took the matter un

MEMORANDUM Rufe, Judge. Currently pending before the Court are Plaintiff Cheryl Levine’s and Defendant Life Insurance Company of North America’s cross-Motions for Summary Judg*253ment. For the following reasons, Plaintiffs Motion will be granted and Defendant’s Motion will be denied. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND A. Th

473 N.W.2d 884 (1991) Jean M. HAMMER, Respondent, v. INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Appellant. No. CX-90-2386. Court of Appeals of Minnesota. July 23, 1991. Review Denied September 25, 1991. *886 Jeremy S. Steiner, Vesely, Miller & Steiner, Hopkins, for respondent. Timothy J. Manaha

FINDING OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW MARGARET M. MORROW, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Plaintiff Stephanie Shaw filed this action on October 14, 2014, against Life Insurance Company of North America (“LINA”).1 Shaw alleges that she was denied long-term disability benefits to which she was entitled under a disability benefit plan (the “Plan”) established by her former employer

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MO- ' TION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT' AND GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY ' JUDGMENT ‘ ' RICARDO S. MARTINEZ, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the parties’ Motions for Summary Judgment. Dkts. #20 and #22. The parties seek judgments as a matter of law with respect to coverage under an Acci

*212MEMORANDUM — DECISION and ORDER DAVID N. HURD, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Joann Rao (“Rao” or “plaintiff’) filed this action pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., alleging, inter alia, that she was wrongfully, denied short-

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER VIRGINIA EMERSON HOPKINS, District Judge. I. Introduction This lawsuit arises under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). (Doc. 1 at 1). Plaintiff Vanessa Caudle (“Ms. Caudle”) filed her complaint on March 25, 2014. (Doc. 1). The defendants named in Ms. Caudle’s lawsuit are Life Insurance Company of North America (“LINA”

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ANN D. MONTGOMERY, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION On March 7, 2014, the undersigned United States District Judge heard oral argument on Plaintiff Mark S. Bowers’s and Defendant Life Insurance Co. of North America’s (“LINA”) cross-motions for summary judgment [Docket Nos. 22, 28]. The parties dispute whether Bowers is eligible for a life waiver of premi

MELLOY, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff Yafei Huang appeals the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment on claims related to a denial of life insurance benefits by Life Insurance Company of North America (“LINA”), the ERISA plan administrator for her deceased husband’s former employer. LINA denied benefits, determining th

DANERIC ANDERSON * NO. 2023-CA-0814 VERSUS * COURT OF APPEAL KENNETH BRIGGS, ABC * INSURANCE COMPANY, FOURTH CIRCUIT PORTS AMERICA * LOUISIANA, L.L.C., XYZ STATE OF LOUISIANA INSURANCE COMPANY, AND ******* JKL INSURANCE COMPANY CONSOLIDATED WITH:

JUDGMENT ROBERT G. JAMES, District Judge. The Report and Recommendation [Doc. No. 34] of the Magistrate Judge having been considered, together with Defendant’s Objection [Doc. No. 35], Plaintiffs Response [Doc. No. 36], and Defendant’s Reply [Doc. No. 37,] thereto filed with this Court, and, after a de novo review of the record, finding that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation is cor

PATEL, District Judge: Betty Sankovich, the beneficiary of two life insurance policies, appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment holding two companies not liable on the policies. Although the parties do not dispute the underlying historical facts, we conclude that the ultimate fact — whether the insured committed suicide — presents a triable question for the j

OPINION AND ORDER AIKEN, Chief Judge: Kenneth Ayers (“Ayers”) filed this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), against the Life Insurance Company of North America (“LINA”). Ayers alleges that LINA wrongfully denied his claim for long-term disability benefits (the “benefits claim”). The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment on A

MEMORANDUM OPINION NORMAN K. MOON, District Judge. This action arises out of the decision by Defendant Life Insurance Company of North America (“Defendant” or “LINA”) to deny benefits claimed by Plaintiff Catherine Weber (“Plaintiff” or “Ms. Weber”) under two Accidental Death and Dismemberment (“AD & D”) policies of insurance issued by LINA and carried by her deceased husband, Carl Weber

ORDER REBECCA BEACH SMITH, District Judge. This matter comes before the court on the Motions for Summary Judgment, filed by the plaintiffs on April 22, 2011, and by *832the defendant on May 17, 2011. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge by order of June 1, 2011, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B

ORDER J.P. STADTMUELLER, District Judge. This case concerns an action for alleged breach of contract brought by Diana Kostal (“Kostal”), a State Farm independent insurance agent, against Life Insurance Company of North America (“LINA”), arising from the termination of Kostal’s claim for long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits under a group LTD policy issued by LINA to State Farm Insurance. LINA has moved fo