MERRILEE STEWART; CHARLES STEWART v. IHT INSURANCE AGENCY GROUP, LLC WELFARE BENEFITS PLAN; IHT INSURANCE AGENCY GROUP, LLC; FRITZ GRIFFIOEN; GRIFFIOEN AGENCY, LLC; RRL HOLDING COMPANY OF OHIO, LLC - Articles

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Posted by: Karen Belcher on Mar 8, 2021

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Todd A. Brenner, BRENNER HUBBLE, Dublin, Ohio, for Appellants.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: James R. Carnes, SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK, LLP, Toledo, Ohio, for Appellees.

Judge(s): GIBBONS, WHITE, and THAPAR, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio at Columbus

THAPAR, Circuit Judge. When a district court provides two alternative grounds for its decision, the losing party must challenge each ground on appeal to change the outcome. The Stewarts did not follow this cardinal rule, so we must affirm.

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