Legal Opinion

Halley v. Aetna Life Insurance

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided September 30, 2015No. Case No. 13 C 6436PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

John Robert Blakey, United States District Judge

This is an ERISA denial of benefits case about Plaintiff Ronald Halley’s entitlement to benefits under his employer’s disability insurance policy. The policy was underwritten and administered by Defendant Aetna Life Insurance (“Aetna LTD Policy”) and is governed by ERISA; 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. In 2007 and 2008, Plaintiff was diagnosed with, among other things, multiple spinal disorders and osteoarthritis, and he ceased working on October 30, 2009. For more than three years, from December 29, 2009 to January 31,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Black & Decker Disability Plan v. NordSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  2. Michele A. Herrmann v. Carolyn W. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  3. Diaz v. Prudential Ins. Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  4. Andrew Ruttenberg v. United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York, a Subsidiary of American General CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  5. Bernita Hammond v. Fidelity and Guaranty Life Insurance Company, a Maryland CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  2. Daniliauskas v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2018
  3. F. v. Health Care Service CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2019
  4. Krueger v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2025
  5. Slaughter v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance ComapnyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2024

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