(DOWNLOAD) "Senkier v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co." by United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Senkier v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co.
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Release Date : January 03, 1991
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
Description
Is a medical mishap an "accident" under an insurance policy that provides benefits for accidental injuries that cause the death of the insured? The question arises in this case under ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) because the group accident policy at issue in this case was part of an employee welfare plan. But the answer ("no," said the district judge) does not depend on any specific provisions of ERISA, and we must therefore exercise our power to formulate federal common law principles suitable for the governance of pension and employee benefit trusts. Fox Valley & Vicinity Construction Workers Pension Fund v. Brown, 897 F.2d 275, 281 (7th Cir. 1990) (en banc); Wickman v. Northwestern National Ins. Co., 908 F.2d 1077, 1084 (1st Cir. 1990).