Legal Opinion
John Johnston v. Prudential Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 25, 2019No. 17-3415PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRASZ, Circuit Judge.
John Johnston appeals a district court 1 order finding that Prudential Insurance Company of America ("Prudential") did not abuse its discretion when it terminated his long term disability benefits. We affirm the district court's order.
I. Background
Johnston was an Enterprise Storage Engineer in the computer department at Commerce Bancshares, Inc. ("Commerce"). As part of an employee welfare benefit plan (the "Plan"), Commerce provided its employees long-term disability ("LTD") insurance from Prudential.
In July 2013, Johnston became unable to continue working due to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Carl L. Farley v. Benefit Trust Life Insurance Company, Carl L. Farley v. Benefit Trust Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Green v. Union Security InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
- Melford W. Gunderson v. W.R. Grace & Co. Long Term Disability Income PlanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- McClelland v. Life Insurance Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
- Nichols v. Unicare Life & Health InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
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