Legal Opinion

Donna S. Sheehan, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Guardian Life Insurance Company, Appellant/cross-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 18, 2004No. 03-2162, 03-3491, 03-3550PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAGNUSON, District Judge.

Appellant The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (“Guardian”) appeals from the District Court’s 2 determination, after a bench trial, to reverse Guardian’s decision to deny insurance benefits to Ap-pellee Donna S. Sheehan (“Mrs. Shee-han”). Mrs. Sheehan cross-appeals, arguing that the District Court improperly calculated the prejudgment interest she was due and should have applied prejudgment interest from the date of loss. We affirm, with the exception of the relevant dates for the calculation of prejudgment interest.

BACKGROUND

Mrs. Sheehan is the widow of Tom…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Beverly D. Woo v. Deluxe Corp., Hartford Life Insurance Co., Doing Business as Itt Hartford, Inc., Sued as Hartford Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  3. Joan Lawrence v. Carl L. Westerhaus, Edward A. Shepard and Bobby HannaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  4. David Tillery and Kathy Tillery v. Hoffman Enclosures, Inc., a Minnesota CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Dolores K. Jones v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, General Motors, and General Motors Life and Disability Benefits ProgramCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  2. Nichols v. Unicare Life & Health InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  3. Perryman v. Provident Life and Accident Ins. Co.District Court, D. Arizona · 2010
  4. Richard Christianson, Cross-Appellant/appellee v. Poly-America, Inc. Medical Benefit Plan, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  5. Borntrager v. Central States Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009

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