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BAKER v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 02-20966.

364 F.3d 624 (2004)

Gena BAKER, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Keith Baker; Burlington Resources Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 9, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Hanson Barr, Jr. (argued), Bracewell & Patterson, Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Lawrence Keith Wolff, Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., New York City, Linda G. Moore (argued), Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before JOLLY, WIENER, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

This ERISA case presents an appeal of a denial of benefits claimed by Gena Baker under a life insurance policy covering her deceased husband, Keith Baker. Gena Baker and Burlington Resources Inc., Keith Baker's employer (who paid the benefits to Gena Baker acquiring her right to the proceeds of this action), sued Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for these life insurance benefits. The complaint also alleged state law claims for breach...

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