Legal Opinion
Holmstrom v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 4, 2010No. 09-2173PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
This case illustrates the difficult problems presented by claims for disability insurance by people with serious and painful conditions that do not have objectively measurable symptoms. Plaintiff Lanette Holmstrom worked as a senior training specialist at a large credit management company. She participated in an employee welfare benefit plan administered by defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”). Holmstrom stopped working in January 2000 when she developed a painful nerve condition in her right arm. MetLife began paying disability benefits under an…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Wanda Glenn v. Metlife (Metropolitan Life Insurance Company) and Long Term Disability Plan for Associates of Sears, Roebuck and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
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