Legal Opinion
Pamela Wilkins, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant/cross
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 14, 2002No. 01-2787, 01-3161PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Pamela Wilkins terminated her employ as a Wal-Mart Stores supervisor and applied for disability benefits under a group disability plan covering Wal-Mart employees (the “Plan”). The Plan grants its administrator, Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, “full discretion” to determine eligibility for benefits. Hartford initially granted Mrs. Wilkins weekly benefits but then denied her claim for long-term benefits. Nearly five years later, Mrs. Wilkins commenced this action for review of the benefits denial, a cause of action governed by ERISA. See 29 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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