Judy Killen v. Reliance Stnrd Life Ins Co.

CARL E. STEWART, Chief Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Judy Killen (“Kil-len”) worked as an ultrasound technician for Covenant Health Systems (“Covenant”) beginning in 2002. She ceased working in March 2009 due to neck, shoulder, and upper back pain. She was awarded 24 months of benefits from Covenant’s long-term disability insurance plan, which Defendant-Appellee Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (“Reliance Standard”) administered. After three internal decisions by Reliance Standard rejecting Kil-len’s request for extended long-term disability benefits, she brought suit in federal court.…