Legal Opinion

Claud Sloan v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 29, 2007No. 06-2796PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company (Hartford) appeals the district court’s 1 determination 2 Claud Sloan qualifies for long-term disability benefits under a plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. We affirm.

I

In 1983, Claud Sloan began working for the ANG Coal Gasification Company, which subsequently provided him with long-term disability benefits under an ERISA plan issued by Confederation Life Insurance Company (Confederation). On December 31, 1985, a hydraulic door came down on the back of his head…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Doloros Donatelli v. The Home Insurance Company, Cooper Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  3. Donald L. Davidson v. The Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  4. John D. Riedl v. General American Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  5. Sloan v. Hartford Life & Accident InsuranceDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 2006

3Cited by16 opinions

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  2. Majeski v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  3. Federal Trade Commission v. Lundbeck, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  4. Jones v. Mountaire Corp. Long Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  5. Kelsey Weyer v. Reliance Standard Life Ins.Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2024

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