Legal Opinion
Carden v. Aetna Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 11, 2009No. 07-2165PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Judge SMITH joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
In paying Larry Carden monthly benefits under a long-term disability plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), Aetna Life Insurance Company, the insur er and administrator of the plan, offset workers’ compensation benefits that Car-den received for an illness unrelated to his disability. Aetna relied on its reading of the plan’s offset provisions and the plan language giving it discretion to interpret the plan.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. GlennSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- John Doe Firm Doe v. Group Hospitalization & Medical Services, D/B/A Blue Cross and Blue Shield of the National Capital AreaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Brenda Elliott v. Sara Lee CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
- Mary Bailey v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by45 opinions
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