# Opposition Brief — Cathey v. Metropolitan Life Insurance > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/brief%3Amicro_IA40385009_2015%3A2 ## Record - **Collection:** Supreme Court brief - **Document type:** Opposition Brief - **Published:** January 1, 1991 - **Citation:** 501 U.S. 1232 ## Text : | Supreme Court, U.S \ FILED o ~~ i No. 90-1682 JUN 3° 1991 eeEE—————————— QFFICE OF THE CLERK IN THE Supreme Court of the United States OCTOBER TERM, 1990 JAMES C. CATHEY and BETTE CATHEY, ~ Petitioners, METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE Dow CHEMICAL COMPANY, and MICHAEL H. MADDOLIN, Respondents, On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Texas CONSOLIDATED BRIEF IN OPPOSITION WILLIAM J. TOPPETA Counsel of Record DAVID J. LARKIN, JR. JAMES M. LENAGHAN One Madison Avenue New York, New York 10010 (212) 578-3317 Counsel for Respondent Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. ACE PICKENS A. J. HARPER IT Counsel of Record Counsel of Record BROWN, MARONEY, ROSE, KATHERINE D. HUNT BARBER & DYE FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI 1300 One Republic Plaza 1301 McKinney Street Austin, Texas 78701 Houston, Texas 77010 (512) 472-5456 (713) 651-5151 Counsel for Respondent Counsel for Respondent Michael H. Maddolin The Dow Chemical Company SPOT SET WILSON - Eras Printine Co., INC. - 789-0096 - WASHINGTON, D.C. 20001 QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Are claims raised in the context of state-court pro- ceedings that could have been raised in prior federal proceedings precluded from being reheard? 2. Does the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), pre-empt state laws providing remedies for alleged improper processing of a claim for ERISA benefits? (i) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page QUESTIONS PRESENTED ........n..............cccccsccceseeceeeees i TABLE OF AUTHORITIES. ......................c.c..c.cc.ccccs0. iv py ese ls ay ie! |: Eee 2 REASONS THE PETITION SHOULD BE DENIED.. 7 I. BECAUSE THE QUESTION PETITIONERS RAISE IS BARRED UNDER THE “CLAIM PRECLUSION” DOCTRINE, PETITIONERS RAISE NOTHING FOR THIS COURT TO | Sibel ialeiiahaeigmnbisskobincndeehakabiinbtescseies 7 II. BECAUSE THE JUDGMENT OF THE SU- PREME COURT OF TEXAS COMPORTS WITH APPLICABLE DECISIONS OF THIS COURT, THERE IS NOTHING “SPECIAL” OR “IMPORTANT” FOR THIS COURT TO TT thiedblntacseethinintsitsaeseetissndanicanccannnnncons ainevenciaaas 10 alii ialsaiennnnininttiainiaadbsainnsenensententen 21 LIST NAMING ALL PARENT COMPANIES AND SUBSIDIARIES OF RESPONDENTS METROPOLI- TAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, AS REQUIRED BY IE TE PE EOI GOP ancascscnscccssccsssccnscnsesnssassen la (iii) iv TABLE OF AUTHORITIES CASES Page Anschultz v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Co., 850 F.2d 1467 (11th Cir. 1988) .................... 14 Cathey v. Dow Chemical Co. Medical Care Pro- gram, 907 F.2d 554 (5th Cir. 1990), cert. de- nied, 59 U.S.L.W. 3562, 111 S. Ct. 964, 112 L. i a i a ciated passim Cathey v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., 805 I TI 1 Commercial Life Insurance Co. v. Superior Court, 47 Cal. 3d 473, 764 P.2d 1059, 253 Cal. Rptr. 682 (1988), cert. denied sub nom., Juliano v. Com- mercial Life Insurance Co., USS. , 109 S. Ct. 2087, 104 L. Ed. 2d 651 (1989) _.............. 13, 14 Cramer v. Association Life Insurance Co., Inc., 569 So. 2d 533 (La. 1990), cert. denied, 59 U.S. L.W. 3652, 111 S. Ct. 1891, 113 L. Ed. 2d 447 (£ | RIRARISED aE OR San Ne tS Recaro Re eae 15, 16 Goodrich v. General Telephone Co., Cal. 3d , 773 P.2d 450, 259 Cal. Rptr. 64 (1989)...... 14 Goodrich v. General Telephone Co. of Calif., 195 Cal. App. 3d 675, 241 Cal. Rptr. 640 (1987)... 13 Herendeen v. Champion International Corp., 525 ef Bev eI aI rei 8 Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendon, US. ——, 111 S. Ct. 478, 112 L. Ed. 2d 474 (1990) ........... passim Insurance Board v. Muir, 819 F.2d 408 (3d Cir. BRIER Da ESD Se ens ue Barre oe aoe 20 Kanne v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Co., 687 F.2d 489 (9th Cir. 1988), cert. denied, U.S. ——, 109 S. Ct. 3216, 106 L. Ed. 2d 566 I ae ae aaa eeueetis 14 Kelly v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., 882 F.2d 453 Re SU oT eaeaneniontas 14 In re Life Insurance Co. of N. Am., 857 F.2d 1190 i a Dt ee aceasiconnenas 14 McClendon v. Ingersoll-Rand Co., 779 S.W.2d 69 (1989), rev'd, U.S. , 111 S. Ct. 478, i: Si al ceenmeees 11 McManus v. Travelers Health Network of Florida, 742 F. Supp. 377 (W.D. Tex. 1990) ................ 14, 15, 18 Vv TABLE OF AUTHORITIES—Continued Page Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 470 U.S. 373 (1985) ...........0. 10 Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Russell, 473 I a 13 Mayfield v. Hartford Ins. Co., 699 F. Supp. 605 (W.D. Tex. 1988), disapproved and withdrawn sub nom., McManus v. Travelers Health Net- work of Florida, 742 F. Supp. 382 (W.D. Tex. UUEITUEE. scesessines iss chesseaitnnenenaventulachicshesintpbchaeeiataaianabelladiteinddadaione 15 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Massachusetts, I a a aniieniss 19 Migra v. Warren City School District Board of Education, 465 U.S. 75 (1984) 20.00... scone 7,8, 10 Moreno v. Marbin Productions, Inc., 296 F.2d 543 I a 8 Pilot Life Insurance Co. v. Dedeaux, 481 U. S. 41 IIIT 411-13 (8d Cir. 1987); Tex. Ins. Code Ann. art. 21.21 §16(b) (Vernon Supp. 1991). Finally, section 16 is not limited to entities within the insurance industry. Petitioners themselves claim a “private” right of action under the statute (Petition, Cathey-IJ at 12), which sweeps into its scope unfair and deceptive trade prac- tices in which virtually any business entity in the State of Texas may engage. See Vail, 754 S.W.2d at 135; see also Tex. Ins. Code Ann. art. 21.21 §16(a) (Vernon Supp. 1991) (incorporating section 17.46 of the Texas Business & Commerce Code). Because section 16 fails each requirement of the McCarran-Ferguson Act test, it does not “‘regulat{e] insurance” within the meaning of ERISA’s saving clause and is not saved from ERISA pre-emption. Piot Life, 481 U.S. at 50; Ramirez, 890 F.2d at 763. 21 CONCLUSION Petitioners are precluded by the final judgment in Cathey-I from litigating claims that could or should have been raised in that action. Moreover, the decision of the Texas Supreme Court, which petitioners ask this Court to review, comports with the applicable decisions of this Court. There is nothing “special” or “important”? under Rule 10 for this Court to consider. The Petition should therefore be denied. ACE PICKENS Counsel of Record BROWN, MARONEY, ROSE, BARBER & DYE 1300 One Republic Plaza Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 472-5456 Counsel for Respondent Michael H. Maddolin Dated: New York, New York June 3, 1991 Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM J. TOPPETA Counsel of Record DAVID J. LARKIN, JR. JAMES M. LENAGHAN One Madison Avenue New York, New York 10010 (212) 578-3317 Counsel for Respondent Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. A. J. HARPER II Counsel of Record KATHERINE D. HUNT FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI 1301 McKinney Street Houston, Texas 77010 (7138) 651-5151 Counsel for Respondent The Dow Chemical Company APPENDIX rt eS m 3 7 _ ‘ : he ; f < : ie “ ¢ ye eG s . - . - - ‘ ‘ e : la APPENDIX LIST NAMING ALL PARENT COMPANIES AND SUBSIDIARIES OF RESPONDENTS METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, AS REQUIRED BY RULE 29.1 OF THIS COURT Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL, INC. ASSOCIATED ADVISORS FUND, INC. CS FIRST BOSTON GLOBAL FUND MANAGERS LTD. DTSS INCORPORATED EUROPEAN & PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GENESIS SEGUROS GENERALES, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE SEGUROS Y REASEGUROS KOLON-MET LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. MECCO HOLDING, INC. MET LIFE INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE EQUITY SHARES, INC. METLIFE AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CORP. METLIFE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. METLIFE FUNDING, II, INC. METLIFE HEALTHCARE NETWORK OF CALIFORNIA, INC. METLIFE HEALTHCARE NETWORK OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA, INC. METPARK FUNDING, INC. METROPOLITAN LIFE FOUNDATION METROPOLITAN MANAGEMENT COMPANY METROPOLITAN SERIES FUND, INC. METROPOLITAN STRUCTURES WEST, INC. MONTREAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT MORGUARD RESOURCES LIMITED NATIONAL ELECTRONIC INFORMATION CORPORATION 2a PARKCOMMUNICATIONS, INC. QUADREAL CORPORATION SANTANDER MET, S.A. SEGUROS GENESIS, S.A. TORONTO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT UR HOLDING COMPANY, INC. VANBRIT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT The Dow Chemical Company Aardvark Limited Agron Ine. Airco Generon Systems LP Anticorrosivos Industriales Limitada Arabian Chemical Company Limited Bear Mountain CoGen, Inc. Biochimica Del Balento S.p.A. Brea Canyon CoGen, Inc BCC CoGen, Ine. Canary Moving Limited Carleton Shipping and Leasing Corporation Carleton Shipping and Leasing Limited Chalk Cliff CoGen, Inc. Chimtrade Compagnie des Services Dowell Schlumberger S.A. Conklin IPP, Ine. Corona Energy Corporation CoGen Admin Services, Inc. CoGen Kern Bluff, Inc. CoGen Lime Rock CoGen Lynchburg, Inc. CoGen Lyondell, Inc. CoGen Poso Creek, Inc. CoGen Power, Inc. CoGen Terrace Bay, Inc. Cranley Corporation Limited Cromarty Petroleum Co. Limited CC CoGen, Inc. CEC Prime, Inc. 8a Dartigue Limited Destec Energy, Inc. Destec Engineering, Inc. Destec Fuel Resources, Inc. Destec Holdings, Inc. Destec Operating Company Destec Ventures, Inc. Devonshire Underwriters Limited Dexco Polymers Donichem Chemical KFT Double “C” CoGen, Inc. Dow Chemical Iberica S.A. Dow Corning (Korea) Ltd. Dow Corning (Thailand) Ltd. Dow Corning (UK) Management Ltd. Dow Corning de Argentina S.A.I.C. Dow Corning de Colombia, S.A. (Siliconas de Colombia Limitad a) Dow Corning de Mexico S.A. de C.V. Dow Corning de Venezuela S.A. Dow Corning do Brasil Ltde. Dow Corning Africa Silicones Inc. Dow Corning Australia Pty. Ltd. Dow Corning Canada, Inc. Dow Corning Construction S.A. Dow Corning Coordination Center S.A. Dow Corning Corporation Dow Corning Enterprises, Inc. Dow Corning Foreign Sales Corporation, Inc. Dow Corning Foundation Dow Corning France S.A. Dow Corning GmbH Dow Corning GmbH (Austria) Dow Corning Hansil Limited Dow Corning Hong Kong Limited Dow Corning Iberica S.A. 4a Dow Corning International Sales Corporation Dow Corning Investment S.A. Dow Corning Japan Ltd. Dow Corning KK Dow Corning Limited Dow Corning New Zealand Ltd. Dow Corning Opthamalmics, Inc. Dow Corning S.p.A. Dow Corning S.A. Dow Corning Silicon Energy Systems, Inc. Dow Corning STI Limited Dow Corning STI, Inc. Dow Corning Taiwan, Inc. Dow Corning Wright Corporation Dow Kakoh Kabushiki Kalsha Dow Mitsubishi Kasel Limited Dow-United Technologies Composite Products Inc. Dowell Schlumberger (Asia) Limited Dowell Schlumberger (Eastern), Inc. Dowell Schlumberger (Far East), Inc. Dowell Schlumberger (Middle East), Inc. Dowell Schlumberger (Western) S.A. Dowell Schlumberger de Chile Limitada Dowell Schlumberger de Venezuela, S.A. Dowell Schlumberger do Brasil Servicos Petroliferos Ltda. Dowell Schlumberger Argentina Sociedad Anonima de Mineria Dowell Schlumberger Canada Inc. Dowell Schlumberger China, Inc. Dowell Schlumberger Corporation Dowell Schlumberger Inc. Dowell Schlumberger International, Inc. Dowell Schlumberger Italia S.A. Dowell Schlumberger Participation Dowell Schlumberger Peru, S.A. Dowell Schlumberger Statistics Limited DowElanco 5a DowElanco (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd DowElanco (NZ) Limited DowElanco (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. DowElanco de Colombia S.A. DowElanco Argentina 8.A. DowElanco Australia Limited DowElanco B.V. DowElanco Canada Inc. DowElanco Chile S.A, DowElanco China Ltd. DowElenco Denmark A/S DowElanco Export 8.A. DowElanco GmbH DowElanco Iberica S.A. DowElanco Industrial Ltda. DowElanco International Ltd. DowElanco Italia S.r.L. DowElanco Japan Limited DowElanco Limited DowElanco Mexicana, S. A. de C. V. DowElanco Pacific Limited DowElanco Pflanzenschutzmittel Vertriebsg.m.b.H. DowElanco S.A. DowElancoSverige AB DowElanco Taiwan Ltd. DowElanco Tarim S.A. DowElanco Venezuela, C.A. Drilling Services S.A. DCU/LB Trust DH Compounding Company DS Technical Services, Inc. Eagle Flying Limited E! Dorado Terminals Company Epoxital S.R.L. Etoxilados del Plata S.A. Etudes Et Fabrication Dowell Schlumberger Eurosemences, S.A. 6a Family Comercio e Industria de Produtos de Limpeza Ltda. First Chemical Factoring SpA Fort Saskatchewan £thylene Storage Corporation Fort Saskatchewan Ethylene Storage Limited Partnership Generon Systems Generon Systems A.G. Gruppo Lopetit S.p.A. Gruppo Lopetit Trading SRL Gurit Essex AG H-D Tech. Ince. Hammer Pharma 8.p.A. Hartel Diensten B.V. HEP CoGen, Inc. Indian Hills Development Corp. of Carroll County International Chemical and Mining Corporation International Oilfield Contractors, Inc. J.C.P. Laboratories Inc. Joliet Marine Terminal Trust Partnership Kern Front CoGen, Inc. Laboratories Pharmaceuticals Biotic Maroc S.A.R.L. Lakeside Laboratories, Inc. Louisiana Gasification Technology, Inc. Lucky Dow Chemical Ltd. Marion Morrell Dow (Europe) A.G. Marion Merrell Dow Inc. Merrell Dow Belgium S.A. Merrell Dow Espana S.A. Merrell Dow France et Cie (SNC) Merrell Dow France S.A. Merrell Dow Funal K.K. Merrell Dow Manufacturing Limited Merrell Dow Pharma GmbH Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Inc. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals (N.Z.) Limited Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. el 7a Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals International Inc. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals K.K Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Limited Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Pacific Limited Merrell Dow Portuguesa Sociedade Quimica, S.A. Merrell Puerto Rico, Inc. N.V. Dow Corning S.A. Northway CoGen, Inc. NBW Industria E. Commercio Limitada NKY Distribution Center Inc. Oilfield International Equipment and Supplies, Inc. Oilfield International Equipment and Supplies, Pty. Ltd. P.T. Pacific Indomas Plastic Indonesia Pacific Chemical (Pakistan) Ltd (PCPL) Perennator GmbH Petroquimica-Dow S.A. (Petrodow) Promix System Prosperity IPP, Inc. Pumptech N.V. PACLAN FB Haushaltsartikal Vertriebs GmbH Recon Associates, Inc. Rio Grande CoGen, Inc. San Joaquin CoGen, Inc. Scotdril Offshore Company Services Conseils Dowell Schlumberger Services Dowell Schlumberger S.A. Sierra CoGen, Inc. Sileover SpA Siliconas de Chile Limitada Siliconlas Del Peru S.A. Siltech Limited Site Services, Inc. Societe Chimique Grevis S.A. Stony Brook CoGen, Inc. Suministradora de Productos Quimicos, S.A. SJC CoGen, Inc. Technical Consultants, Inc. The Cynara Company 8a Tower Assurance Company Limited Ulsan Pacific Chemical Corporation United AgriSeeds, Inc. Vorakim Kimya Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi Wabiskaw Explorations Ltd. Wickhen Products of Delaware, Inc. Wickhen Products Inc. 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