Legal Opinion
Doe v. Travelers Insurance
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 28, 1999No. 98-1286PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Travelers Insurance Company (“Travelers”) appeals from a judgment against it in favor of Jane Doe (a pseudonym) for claims she brought in the district court under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. The events giving rise to Doe’s law suit and the proceedings that ensued can be briefly summarized as follows.
In 1995, Jane Doe was the founder, chairperson and chief technical officer of a high tech firm. During the prior two years, she had been getting outpatient psychotherapy for depression. In January 1995, she attended…
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