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Clark v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Dec 7, 2011
No. 10-17071 (9th Cir. Dec. 7, 2011)

Opinion

No. 10-17071 D.C. No. 3:08-cv-00158-LRH-VPC

12-07-2011

JAMIE CLARK, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant - Appellee.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION


MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.


Appeal from the United States District Court

for the District of Nevada

Larry R. Hicks, District Judge, Presiding


Argued and Submitted November 17, 2011

Stanford, California

Before: KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, FARRIS, Circuit Judge, and GETTLEMAN, District Judge.

The Honorable Robert W. Gettleman, Senior United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
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The uncontested facts establish that plaintiff suffered no damages from defendant's management of the Total Control Account Money Market Option ("TCA"). The district court thus properly granted summary judgment for defendant on plaintiff's breach of contract claim. See Brown v. Kinross Gold U.S.A., Inc., 531 F. Supp. 2d 1234, 1240 (D. Nev. 2008) (quoting Saini v. Int'l Game Tech., 434 F. Supp. 2d 913, 919-20 (D. Nev. 2006)). The undisputed facts further show that plaintiff's status as a TCA holder did not create the sort of relationship necessary to establish a Nevada state-law claim for breach of duties arising from a special or confidential relationship. The district court was therefore correct to grant summary judgment on that claim as well. See Giles v. Gen. Motors Acceptance Corp., 494 F.3d 865, 881-82 (9th Cir. 2007).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Clark v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Dec 7, 2011
No. 10-17071 (9th Cir. Dec. 7, 2011)
Case details for

Clark v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

Case Details

Full title:JAMIE CLARK, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Dec 7, 2011

Citations

No. 10-17071 (9th Cir. Dec. 7, 2011)

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