Legal Opinion
Bruce Osborne v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 3, 2006No. 05-5536PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFriedman, J., joined by Gilman, J.,
COLE, J. (pp. 301-04), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge.
The ultimate question in this appeal is whether an insurance company that was both the administrator of a disability benefits plan under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., and the issuer of the disability insurance policy thereunder, justifiably terminated disability benefits based on its determination that the disability had ended. The answer turns principally on the meaning of the insured’s “own occupation” as used in the disability insurance…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Geoffrey M. Radvansky v. City of Olmsted FallsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
- Eileen A. Logan v. Denny's, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Benito T. PEREZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by41 opinions
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