Legal Opinion
Pettaway v. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Ass'n of America
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 15, 2011No. 10-7062PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Chief Judge:
After injuring her back in a car accident, Sonya Pettaway filed for and received long-term-disability benefits from the insurance plan sponsored by her employer. After providing benefits to Pettaway for several years, the claims administrator of that plan determined that Pettaway no longer qualified under the plan and terminated her benefits. Pettaway brought suit pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 against her employer and the administrators and underwriters of her employer-sponsored…
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