Hughes v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co.

Jeffrey Alker Meyer, United States District Judge

This is an ERISA case about what it means for an insurance company to give a "full and fair" review of a claim for disability benefits. The defendant insurance company terminated plaintiff's disability benefits, once on an initial review and then again after plaintiff filed for an internal appeal review. But while the internal appeal was pending, the insurance company hired a doctor to examine plaintiff, and the doctor then sent the insurance company a report of his findings. Despite plaintiff's request, the insurance company did not give…