Lewis v. Aetna Life Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BRINKEMA, District Judge.

I

Plaintiff Harold Lewis has suffered from severe depression since 1979. In 1984, Lewis obtained employment with defendant Kmart Corporation (“Kmart”). In 1987, by virtue of his employment, he was offered and accepted an employee disability benefit plan issued by defendant Aetna Life Insurance Company (“Aetna”). The plan provided that physical disabilities would be covered through age sixty-five, but terminated benefits for mental disabilities after twenty-four months of coverage.

In March of 1995, plaintiff’s depression worsened, and he became unable…