Legal Opinion
Susan E. Hess v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 13, 2001No. 00-4229, 00-2043PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Susan Hess worked for Fleet Mortgage Company as a loan officer until she became disabled in April 1996. Throughout her tenure at Fleet, Hess was covered by long-term disability insurance under' a group policy provided by Hartford Life and Accident Insurance. When she became disabled, Hess filed for benefits under the Hartford plan. Hartford agreed to begin paying benefits, but at a level lower than the amount to which Hess thought she was entitled. Hess brought this suit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., commonly…
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