Legal Opinion
Killebrew v. Abbott Laboratories
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 19, 1978No. 61338PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
359 So.2d 1275 (1978)
Carrell KILLEBREW
v.
ABBOTT LABORATORIES.
No. 61338.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 19, 1978.
Alvin R. Childress, III, New Orleans, for plaintiff-applicant.
Robert E. Leake, Jr., Hammett, Leake, Hammett, Hulse & Nelson, New Orleans, for defendant-respondent.
MARCUS, Justice.
Carrell Killebrew instituted this action against his former employer, Abbott Laboratories, for benefits under a long-term disability plan, provided by Abbott and administered through a trust for its employees, and for penalties and attorney fees under La.R.S. 22:657.
The disability plan contract allows…
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