McCORKLE v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 13-30745.

757 F.3d 452 (2014)

Loy M. McCORKLE, Plaintiff-Appellee v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; Turner Industries Group, L.L.C., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Grimley , George Bruce Kuehne , Kuehne, Foote, Gaudin & Mensman, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Kyle Liney Gideon, Esq. , Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier, McElligott, Fontenot, Gideon, Lafayette, LA, Ian S. Linker , New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before SMITH, WIENER and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Harvey McCorkle ("Harvey") died in January 2010. His wife, Plaintiff-Appellee Loy M. McCorkle ("Loy"), sued both Harvey's employer, Turner Industries Group, LLC ("Turner"), and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife"), the administrator of Turner's ERISA-governed1 employee welfare plan ("the Plan"), for benefits triggered by Harvey's death. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court held that...

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