McNeil v. Time Insurance Co

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that breach of contract, breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, and negligent misrepresentation are preempted by ERISA
• holding that whether an insurance policy constitutes an ERISA plan is an issue of fact
• holding that whether an insurance policy constitutes an ERISA plan is an issue of fact
• noting that information available in brochures received by a participant may satisfy this inquiry
• explaining that 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-1 (j) is a federal regulation promulgated by the Secretary of Labor called the \safe harbor\ exclusion that exempts certain insurance programs from the scope of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
• considering a plan covering two employees, where one employee paid his own premiums and the company paid the other premium, as the same plan

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

56 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Calcano v. Swarovski N. Am. Ltd.
  Second Circuit· 2022-06-02· cited 436×
• Ellis v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of Boston
  Fifth Circuit· 2005-01-13· cited 250×
• State Ex Rel. Goddard v. Harkins Amusement Enterprises, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2010-04-30· cited 131×
• Magee v. Life Insurance Co. of North America
  S.D. Texas· 2003-04-22· cited 82×
• John Doe v. Cvs Pharmacy, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2020-12-09· cited 78×
• House v. American United Life Insurance
  Fifth Circuit· 2007-09-04· cited 43×
• Juan Carlos Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2021-04-07· cited 41×
• Webster Bank v. Oakley
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2003-09-02· cited 38×
• Anderson v. Macy's, Inc.
  W.D. Pennsylvania· 2013-05-02· cited 37×
• LaSalle Bank National Ass'n v. Sleutel
  Fifth Circuit· 2002-05-16· cited 29×
• Paul McGann v. Cinemark USA Inc
  Third Circuit· 2017-10-06· cited 23×
• Coleman v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
  District of Columbia· 2000-08-10· cited 23×
• Bullock v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
  Fifth Circuit· 2001-07-24· cited 18×
• Sapp v. MHI Partnership, Ltd.
  N.D. Texas· 2002-04-15· cited 9×
• Mayo v. Hartford Life Insurance
  S.D. Texas· 2002-08-07· cited 8×
• Baron v. Dulinski
  District of Columbia· 2013-03-05· cited 6×
• Mayo v. Hartford Life Insurance
  S.D. Texas· 2002-03-05· cited 5×
• Raskin v. CyNet, Inc.
  S.D. Texas· 2001-02-15· cited 5×
• Armstrong v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.
  S.D. Texas· 2000-11-17· cited 5×
• Metoyer v. American International Life Assurance Co.
  S.D. Texas· 2003-12-16· cited 4×

Cites

28 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance
  Supreme Court· 1995-04-26· cited 1,597×
• Bragdon v. Abbott
  Supreme Court· 1998-06-26· cited 1,379×
• Memorial Hospital System v. Northbrook Life Insurance Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1990-07-16· cited 404×
• Vilma Lissette Vega Jose Vega v. National Life Insurance Services, Inc., Pan-American Life Insurance Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1999-09-01· cited 357×
• Morrison v. Chan
  Texas Supreme Court· 1985-10-30· cited 357×
• Union Bankers Insurance Co. v. Shelton
  Texas Supreme Court· 1994-11-22· cited 302×
• Vail v. Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1988-05-11· cited 206×
• Parker v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
  Sixth Circuit· 1997-08-01· cited 203×
• Colleen v. Ford v. Schering-Plough Corporation Schering Corporation Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
  Third Circuit· 1998-05-22· cited 200×
• McClelland v. Gronwaldt
  Fifth Circuit· 1998-09-10· cited 173×
• Jeneal Meredith v. Time Insurance Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1993-01-06· cited 143×
• Unnamed case
  Ninth Circuit· 1995-02-15· cited 111×
• John Doe and Richard Smith v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company
  Seventh Circuit· 1999-06-02· cited 102×
• Calvert v. Fort Worth National Bank
  Texas Supreme Court· 1962-05-09· cited 84×
• Edmund H. Belanger v. Wyman-Gordon Company
  First Circuit· 1995-12-14· cited 82×
• Sally Gahn v. Allstate Life Insurance Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1991-03-26· cited 79×
• Nl Industries, Inc. v. Ghr Energy Corporation, Southern States Exploration, Inc., and S.A. Holditch & Associates, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1991-09-10· cited 75×
• Jackie SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellant, and UNUM Life Insurance Company, Defendant
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-05-15· cited 66×
• Edward J. ZAVORA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAUL REVERE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
  Ninth Circuit· 1998-06-11· cited 62×
• Joseph M. Pallozzi, Lori M. Pallozzi v. Allstate Life Ins. Co.
  Second Circuit· 2000-01-13· cited 56×