North Carolina ERISA Law
Robert R. Stanford v. Continental Casualty Company
<P> In this ERISA case, appellant Robert Stanford asks us to reverse appellee Continental Casualty Company's denial of long term disability benefits because, he argues, Continental's determination was unreasonable. The district court affirmed Continental's determination, finding that the matter fell within the discretion of the plan administrator and rejecting Stanford's argument that the de... More...
$0 (01-24-2008 - NC)Verdelle Blackshear v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company
<P> Verdelle Blackshear appeals a decision of the district court awarding summary judgment to Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company ("Reliance Standard") and refusing to disturb the denial of Blackshear's claim for benefits under a group life insurance policy. For the reasons that follow, we reverse. <P> I. <P> Reliance Standard issued a group life insurance policy to Duplin General H... More...
$0 (12-14-2007 - NC)<a href="http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinion.pdf/012139.U.pdf" target="_New">Michael Lomas v. Red Storm Entertainiment, Inc.</a>
Michael Lomas appeals the district court's award of summary judgment in favor of his former employer, Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. ("Red Storm"). Lomas sued Red Storm seeking benefits due under an individual retention/severance agreement (the "Agreement"),1 alleging violations of both the common law and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. ยงยง 1001-1461 ("ERISA").... More...
$0 (10-29-2002 - NC)Joyce P. Webster and Georgia V. Bethea v. Black & Decker, (U.S.), Inc.
Georgia Bethea began working for Black & Decker as a temporary employee in December 1983. In April 1984, she became a permanent employee, and she thereby became eligible for group insurance benefits offered through Black & Decker. As such, in May 1984, she completed the necessary enrollment forms to qualify for those benefits, including an application for The Black & Decker Long Term Disability... More...
$0 (04-10-2002 - NC)<a href="http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=991861.U" target="_new">Robert Lopriore, III v. Raleigh Cardiovascular and Thoracic, Inc., et al.</a>
Raleigh C & T is a corporation located in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. Drs. Davis and Chaudhry started practicing medicine at Raleigh C & T in 1982, and Dr. Alexander joined the practice from 1991 to 1994. Raleigh C & T sponsored two self-funded employee benefit plans, the money purchase pension fund and the profit sharing pension fund. The plans were amended and restated in 1986, Au... More...
$0 (02-08-2002 - NC)James Allen Middleton and Julie T. Middleton v. Russell Grp., Ltd., et al.
Breach of Contract, Unfair and Deceptive Practices - In 1993 James Allan Middleton, Jr., and Julie T. Middleton (plaintiffs), filed a complaint against The Russell Group (Russell), Brooke Licensing (Brooke), and Life Insurance Company Of Georgia (LOG), (collectively defendants), asserting claims for breach of contractual duty to pay medical insurance benefits for medical expenses, breach of an emp... More...
$456236 (04-06-1999 - NC)James Allen Middleton and Julie T. Middleton v. Russell Grp., Ltd., et al.
Breach of Contract, Unfair and Deceptive Practices - In 1993 James Allan Middleton, Jr., and Julie T. Middleton (plaintiffs), filed a complaint against The Russell Group (Russell), Brooke Licensing (Brooke), and Life Insurance Company Of Georgia (LOG), (collectively defendants), asserting claims for breach of contractual duty to pay medical insurance benefits for medical expenses, breach of an emp... More...
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