Legal Opinion
Nancy Gaylor v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 29, 1997No. 96-6038PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL KELLY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Nancy Gaylor appeals from a district court decision affirming the denial of her claim for long-term disability benefits. Ms. Gaylor maintains first that her policy with Defendant John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (Hancock) is not governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), Pub.L. No. 93 — 406, 88 Stat. 832 (codified as amended at 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461). Second, she argues that even if her claim is governed by ERISA, the bases relied upon by Hancock were insufficient to deny her claim. Our jurisdiction arises under…
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