Graham v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance

BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Shirley Graham appeals the district court’s adjudication of her claim for disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. She raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether the district court properly determined that her disability benefits plan with Defendant-Appellee Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. (“Hartford”) did not qualify as a “governmental plan” pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 1002(32); (2) whether the district court properly determined that Graham was not entitled to a jury trial on…