Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 23, 2008No. 07-1710PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
Ronald Jackson (Jackson) brings this ERISA 1 action against Prudential Insurance Company (Prudential), alleging his claim for long term disability (LTD) benefits was wrongly denied. The district court 2 affirmed Prudential’s claim denial, finding (1) Prudential had broad discretion to define the terms of the LTD insurance policy, and (2) Prudential’s determination Jackson was not totally disabled under the policy’s terms was reasonable.
Jackson appeals, asserting Prudential improperly redefined critical policy contractual terms when Prudential’s disability determination…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mary L. Schatz v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Mutual of OmahaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- Charlie Groves v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- Gary Rittenhouse v. Unitedhealth Group Long Term Disability Insurance PlanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
- Joe D. Ratliff v. Jefferson Pilot Financial Insurance Company 1Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
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