Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Northwest Airlines, Inc. Longterm Disability Income Plan
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided March 18, 2009No. Case 07-CV-4172 (PJS/RLE)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
PATRICK J. SCHILTZ, District Judge.
Plaintiff Dale W. Gordon worked for Northwest Airlines as a machinist for about five years. Gordon was covered under a long-term disability insurance policy issued to Northwest Airlines by defendant Life Insurance Company of North America (“LINA”). 1 LINA also administered the policy.
Gordon began experiencing serious knee problems in 2002 and, as a result of those problems, stopped working in February 2003. LINA granted Gordon long-term disability benefits from May 2003 through May 2006, when the applicable definition of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. GlennSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Dependahl v. Falstaff Brewing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- John Halpin v. W.W. Grainger, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Drexel Finley and Grace Finley v. Special Agents Mutual Benefit Association, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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