Legal Opinion
Sayles v. Continental Casualty Co.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided March 15, 2012No. Case No. 09-0803-CV-W-HFSPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HOWARD F. SACHS, District Judge.
Plaintiff Cathy A. Sayles’ amended complaint seeks past and future benefits under a group long term disability insurance plan (the LTD plan), provided as part of her benefits package during her past employment as an attorney for Ferrellgas Companies, Inc.1 The LTD plan is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which confers federal court jurisdiction over this lawsuit.
Plaintiff asserts that she first submitted claim documents to Ferrellgas representatives in November 2001 and to the LTD plan (administered by…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Patterson v. County of OneidaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Cecilia Nichols v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Docket No. 04-1445-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
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