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Mers v. Marriott International Group Accidental Death & Dismemberment Plan

U.S.
Oct 19, 1998
525 U.S. 947 (1998)

Summary

holding that insured's fatal heart attack was not caused solely by an accident within the meaning of a policy governed by ERISA because there was evidence that insured suffered from heart disease

Summary of this case from Jones v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

Opinion

No. 98-209.

October 19, 1998.


ORDER

C.A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 144 F. 3d 1014.


Summaries of

Mers v. Marriott International Group Accidental Death & Dismemberment Plan

U.S.
Oct 19, 1998
525 U.S. 947 (1998)

holding that insured's fatal heart attack was not caused solely by an accident within the meaning of a policy governed by ERISA because there was evidence that insured suffered from heart disease

Summary of this case from Jones v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
Case details for

Mers v. Marriott International Group Accidental Death & Dismemberment Plan

Case Details

Full title:MERS v. MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL GROUP ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT…

Court:U.S.

Date published: Oct 19, 1998

Citations

525 U.S. 947 (1998)

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