Legal Opinion
Wanda Glenn v. Metlife (Metropolitan Life Insurance Company) and Long Term Disability Plan for Associates of Sears, Roebuck and Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 1, 2006No. 05-3918PublishedCited by 214 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaughtrey, J.
MERRITT, J. (p.-), delivered a separate opinion concurring in the reversal of the judgment below but changing the instructions on remand.
OPINION
MARTHA CRAIG DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Wanda Glenn, filed this ERISA action against defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., the plan administrator for Sears, Roebuck and Co., after MetLife terminated the long-term disability benefits that Glenn had been receiving as a former Sears employee, on the ground that her condition had improved to the point that she was no longer “totally disabled.” The district court upheld Met-Life’s…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Black & Decker Disability Plan v. NordSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Bob G. Wilkins v. Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. Life Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Williams v. International Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Linda Gail Calvert v. Firstar Finance, Inc., F/k/a Star Bank Corporation, and Liberty Life Assurance Company of BostonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by214 opinions
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- Patricia Elliott v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- McCauley v. First Unum Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
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