Legal Opinion
Loggins v. Nortel Networks, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 2, 2006No. 06-10361UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Plaintiff Estelle Loggins, an employee of Defendant, Nortel Networks, Inc. (“Nor-tel”), appeals the grant of summary judgment to Nortel on her claim to recoup benefits from a Long Term Disability Plan (“LTD”) offset by a Business Travel Accident Insurance (“BTA”) payment. Because the district court did not err in finding that the LTD benefits were properly offset by the BTA payments, we AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
Loggins suffered a disabling injury while traveling on company business for Nortel. She was covered under Nortel’s LTD plan, which was administered by Prudential Insurance…
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