Legal Opinion
McClelland v. Life Insurance Co. of North America
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 24, 2012No. 10-3353, 11-1300PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA) appeals the district court’s1 ruling that LINA abused its discretion in denying death benefits to Dawn McClelland based upon her husband Anthony’s life insurance policy. LINA also appeals the district court’s award of attorney fees. We affirm the district court’s decision on the award of benefits, but remand for further proceedings with regard to the attorney fee award.
I.BACKGROUND
Anthony worked as a machinist for Graco, and through Graco had insurance coverage for accidental death benefits. The plan was an Employee Retirement…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Mary Jane Wickman v. Northwestern National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Drexel Finley and Grace Finley v. Special Agents Mutual Benefit Association, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Alane King, as Conservator and Natural Parent of Amber Lynn Schanus v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- Joan Lawrence v. Carl L. Westerhaus, Edward A. Shepard and Bobby HannaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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