Legal Opinion

McDowell v. Standard Insurance

District Court, N.D. Georgia

Decided May 20, 2008No. Civil Action 1:07-CV-1103-MHSPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

MARVIN H. SHOOB, Senior District Judge.

In this action, plaintiff is claiming long term disability benefits under a group disability policy governed by the Employees Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). The relevant long term disability (“LTD”) policy was issued and is administered by defendant Standard Insurance Company (“Standard”). Pursuant to the Court’s scheduling Order of August 14, 2007, the parties have briefed the following issues:

1. Whether plaintiffs claim for benefits is barred for failure to exhaust administrative remedies;

2. If not, whether defendant afforded plaintiff…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Abatie v. Alta Health & Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  2. Gilbertson v. Allied Signal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
  3. Cecilia Nichols v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Docket No. 04-1445-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
  4. Gloria Watts v. Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  5. Perrino v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Holmes v. Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Long Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014
  2. McFarlane v. First Unum Life Insurance Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 2017
  3. James v. International Painters & Allied Trades Industry Pension PlanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
  4. Tindell v. TREE OF LIFE, INC.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2009
  5. Hall v. United of Omaha Life InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2010

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