Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Hartford Life Group Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 19, 2010No. 09-30381Published
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Darlene McDonald, an office manager, suffers from degenerative disc disease in her spine. Following a surgical procedure intended to alleviate her back pain, she ceased working and applied for long-term disability benefits under her employer’s ERISA plan with Hartford Life Group Insurance Company. After reviewing McDonald’s medical records and interviewing her treating physicians, Hartford denied benefits, finding that she was capable of performing sedentary work and therefore *601did not meet the plan’s definition of “disabled.” McDonald brought two administrative appeals, both of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. GlennSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Black & Decker Disability Plan v. NordSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Vilma Lissette Vega Jose Vega v. National Life Insurance Services, Inc., Pan-American Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Ellis v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of BostonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
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