Legal Opinion
Daniel J. Rochow v. Life Insurance Co. Of North America
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 3, 2007No. 05-2100PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
Daniel Rochow, the former President of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (“Gallagher”), currently suffers from HSV-Encephalitis, a rare and severely debilitating disease. The question in this case is whether or not the insurer, Life Insurance Company of North America (“LINA”) acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it concluded that Rochow was not disabled on the date that he left his job, therefore denying his claim for disability benefits. The district court held that LINA’s determination was arbitrary and capricious and unsupported by the administrative record.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Bob G. Wilkins v. Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. Life Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Wanda Glenn v. Metlife (Metropolitan Life Insurance Company) and Long Term Disability Plan for Associates of Sears, Roebuck and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Mark C. Hawkins v. First Union Corporation Long-Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- William L. Baker v. United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement FundsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Todd Rochow v. Life Ins. Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015
- Anita Tekmen v. Reliance Standard Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2022
- Hayden v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. Flexible Benefits ProgramCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
- Perryman v. Provident Life and Accident Ins. Co.District Court, D. Arizona · 2010
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