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MATINCHEK v. JOHN ALDEN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 95-7654.

93 F.3d 96 (1996)

Frank E. MATINCHEK v. JOHN ALDEN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 19, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan H. Rudd (argued), McNees, Wallace & Nurick, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellant.

Barry A. Kronthal (argued), Stephen L. Banko, Jr., Foulkrod, Reynolds & Havas, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellee.

Before COWEN, NYGAARD and LEWIS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LEWIS, Circuit Judge.

I.

The question we address in this appeal is whether ERISA governs an insurance coverage dispute between Appellee Frank E. Matinchek ("Matinchek") and the John Alden Life Insurance Company. We hold that ERISA does not govern this dispute because an insurance coverage plan covering only a sole business owner and his or her immediate family members cannot qualify as an "employee welfare benefit plan" under...

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