WILMINGTON SHIPPING CO. v. NEW ENGLAND LIFE INS. CO.

No. 06-2052.

496 F.3d 326 (2007)

WILMINGTON SHIPPING COMPANY; Peter Brown Ruffin, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Peter Brown Ruffin, Plaintiff, v. NEW ENGLAND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: August 3, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: David Calep Wright, III, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellants. Eric D. Welsh, Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, L.L.P., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: B. Chad Ewing, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellants. Stacy K. Wood, Kristin R. Poolos, Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, L.L.P., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, and MOTZ and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed in part and reversed in part by published opinion. Chief Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge SHEDD joined.

OPINION

WILLIAMS, Chief Judge:

Appellants Wilmington Shipping Company ("WSC") and Peter Brown Ruffin, Jr. appeal from the district court's grant of summary judgment to New England Life Insurance Company ("NEL") on Ruffin's claim for breach of fiduciary duty under § 502(a)(2) of the Employee Retirement...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases