Legal Opinion
Hackett v. Standard Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 19, 2009No. 07-3166PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Kathleen Hackett appeals the district court’s order affirming Standard Insurance Company’s denial of long-term disability benefits under her employer-funded insurance policy. We reverse and remand.
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Hackett was an employee of Mileage Plus Inc. (MPI) in Rapid City, South Dakota, for fourteen years, eventually serving as a customer service supervisor. As a benefit of her employment, MPI provided disability insurance under a benefit plan (Plan) issued by Standard. 1 The Plan provides disability benefits for the first twenty-four months after the onset of a disability if the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. GlennSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Beverly D. Woo v. Deluxe Corp., Hartford Life Insurance Co., Doing Business as Itt Hartford, Inc., Sued as Hartford Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Alton Cash v. Wal-Mart Group Health PlanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Terry Clapp v. Citibank, N.A. Disability Plan (501)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
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