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Melech v. Life Insurance Company of North America

United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division
Mar 18, 2011
CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-00573-KD-M (S.D. Ala. Mar. 18, 2011)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-00573-KD-M.

March 18, 2011


ORDER


After due and proper consideration of all portions of this file deemed relevant to the issues raised, and there having been no objections filed, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge made under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and dated March 1, 2011, is hereby ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court.

It is ORDERED that Defendant CIGNA Corporation and Defendant CIGNA Holdings, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 12) is GRANTED and that Defendant CIGNA Corporation and Defendant CIGNA Holdings, Inc. are DISMISSED from this action.


Summaries of

Melech v. Life Insurance Company of North America

United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division
Mar 18, 2011
CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-00573-KD-M (S.D. Ala. Mar. 18, 2011)
Case details for

Melech v. Life Insurance Company of North America

Case Details

Full title:DIANE G. MELECH, Plaintiff, v. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, et…

Court:United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division

Date published: Mar 18, 2011

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-00573-KD-M (S.D. Ala. Mar. 18, 2011)

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