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THOMAS v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 09-6207.

631 F.3d 1153 (2011)

Robert L. THOMAS and Amanda Thomas, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and Metlife Securities, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. American Council of Life Insurers, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

February 2, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Becker , ( Carolyn G. Anderson and Brian C. Gudmundson of Zimmerman, Reed, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN; Mark E. Bialick and David B. Donchin of Durbin, Larimore & Bialick; Michael Burrage , Simone G. Fulmer , Reggie N. Whitten and Lauren F. Guhl of Whitten, Burrage, Priest, Fulmer, Anderson & Eisel; and Venessa R. Brentwood , Oklahoma City, OK, with him on the briefs), for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Daniel McNeel Lane, Jr. (and Nada L. Ismail of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.; San Antonio, TX; Ashley B. Vinson of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., San Francisco, CA, on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees.

Lisa Tate of American Council of Life Insurers, Washington, D.C. and Miriam R. Nemetz and Melanie Wilson Rughani of Mayer, Brown, L.L.P., Washington, D.C, for Amicus Curiae.

Before KELLY, EBEL, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judges.

PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-Appellants Robert and Amanda Thomas appeal from the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants-Appellees Metropolitan Life Insurance Companies, Inc. and Metlife Securities, Inc. (sometimes collectively referred to as "Met"). Plaintiffs filed a putative class action on behalf of class members who bought life insurance products from Met. Two issues are before us: (1) whether the district court abused...

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