Legal Opinion
Phyllis A. Kent v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 20, 1996No. 95-3608PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENSLEN, Chief District Judge.
This appeal concerns an action for benefits under an employee benefit plan subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (E.R.I.SA,.), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Plaintiff-Appellant Phyllis Kent contends that the trial court erred in making its determination that the defendant had complied with E.R.I.S.A.’s procedural requirements in denying her continued disability insurance benefits. We affirm.
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Phyllis Kent began work for Zurich Insurance Company (“Zurich”) in October of 1985. There she participated in Zurich’s long-term disability…
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