Parviz-Khyavi, Maryam v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc. & Aetna Life Insurance Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion By
Justice MURPHY.
Maryam Parviz-Khyavi, Ph.D. appeals the summary judgment granted in favor of Alcon Laboratories, Inc. and Aetna Life Insurance Company on her claims for short-term disability (STD) benefits. In three issues, she claims the trial court erred because: (1) Alcon’s offer of employment, together with its disability benefit guideline, formed a unilateral contract that became binding when she began work; (2) she was a third-party beneficiary to Aet-na’s contract with Alcon to administer the disability income program; and (3) the judgment granted relief for Aetna on…
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