Leonard v. Southwestern Bell Corp. Disability Income Plan

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

This case is before us for the second time. 1 ' Appellant, Marion Leonard, • ap peals from the final judgment of the district court on five grounds. We vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings by the district court.

Procedural History and Rulings Appealed From

Leonard suffered injuries and received disability payments from benefit plans of her employer, Southwestern Bell Corporation, that are governed by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Leonard thereafter commenced legal action to recover a workers’…