Legal Opinion
Maher v. Massachusetts General Hospital Long Term Disability Plan
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 7, 2011No. 10-1321PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Deborah Maher, a registered nurse, began work at Massachusetts General Hospital (“MGH”), in August 2001. Maher stopped working in November 2001 and, in February 2002, began receiving disability benefits through MGH’s long-term disability plan due to chronic abdominal pain and related symptoms.1 Her physicians — although never “entirely clear” on the cause — attributed her symptoms to chronic pancreatitis, chronic pain syndrome or fibromyalgia. Over time, joint pain added to her woes, and Maher received “impressive amounts of narcotics” to manage her pain, which caused…
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