Legal Opinion
Donna J. Farfalla v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 3, 2003No. 02-2651PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
This case involves a decision by the Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company (Mutual) to deny Donna Farfalla long-term disability benefits. Following a trial on Ms. Farfalla’s action based on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1101-1461, the district court 1 granted judgment in favor of Mutual. We affirm.
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Mutual was the claims administrator for a long-term disability plan that Creighton University, Ms. Farfalla’s former employer, provided to its employees. (Creighton was the plan administrator, but Mutual retained responsibility…
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- Mary L. Schatz v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Mutual of OmahaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
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