Legal Opinion
Jennifer Lee Smith v. Continental Casualty Co. Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 13, 2006No. 05-5655PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Jennifer Lee Smith appeals the district court’s grant of judgment in favor of defendants-appellees Continental Casualty Company (CCC), et al. Smith filed this action following CCC’s denial of her claim for short term disability benefits. CCC, a benefit plan established pursuant to ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, issued a policy for disability benefits to Smith’s Employer, Countrywide Credit Industries (Countrywide). Following years of treatment for multiple medical complaints, Smith filed a claim for short term disability benefits. CCC denied…
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