Tory A. Hall v. Life Insurance Company of North America

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

As part of her employment with Diag-nostek, Inc., Tory Hall was covered by a disability-benefits policy underwritten by Life Insurance Co. of North America (LINA). This perquisite of employment is part of a welfare-benefit plan covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Hall purchased additional insurance through a professional society to which she belongs; that coverage was furnished under a group certificate issued by New York Life Insurance Co. to the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants Insurance Trust, on behalf of those accountants who…