Legal Opinion

Sonya Hall v. Liberty Life Assurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 8, 2010No. 08-4738, 08-4739PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

Sonya Hall received long-term disability benefits for nearly five years through the National City Corporation Welfare Benefits Plan (the Plan). Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston (Liberty Life), the third-party claims administrator, terminated these benefits when it determined that Hall was no longer totally disabled. The Plan then sought reimbursement for overpayments caused by retroactive Social Security benefits’ being awarded to Hall. Hall responded by filing suit against the Plan.

Concluding that the termination of her long-term disability…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance v. KnudsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Daniel R. Arban, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. West Publishing Corp., Defendant-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
  3. Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. Stephen Michael Ridder v. City of Springfield, Clark CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
  5. Geier v. SundquistCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004

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3Cited by42 opinions

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  4. Church Joint Venture, L.P. v. Blasingame (In re Blasingame)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2016
  5. In re SharkeyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2017

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