Cardoza v. United of Omaha Life Insurance

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. Introduction

Jose Cardoza brought this lawsuit pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 to § 1461 (“ERISA”), challenging United of Omaha Life Insurance Company’s (“United of Omaha”) calculation of his long-term disability benefits (“LTD benefits”). United of Omaha answered, asserting its calculation was appropriate, and counterclaimed, demanding that Car-doza reimburse it for payments of short-term disability benefits (“STD benefits”) which it claimed were miscalculated. On cross-motions, the district court granted Cardoza’s…