Legal Opinion
John A. Jackson v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 9, 2002No. 01-2887, 01-3221PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBowman, Circuit Judge
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife) appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of John A. Jackson on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. The District Court overturned MetLife’s decision to terminate Jackson’s long-term disability (LTD) benefit payments and ordered that the benefits be paid, concluding that Met-Life’s decision was arbitrary and capricious and thus violated ERISA. 2 We reverse the judgment of the District Court.
Jackson was employed with Albemarle Corporation (or its predecessors) from approximately August 1985 until March 1995.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Beverly D. Woo v. Deluxe Corp., Hartford Life Insurance Co., Doing Business as Itt Hartford, Inc., Sued as Hartford Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Jane Donaho v. Fmc Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, as Plan Administrator of the Fmc Long-Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Ervin B. Madden v. Itt Long Term Disability Plan for Salaried Employees Federal Electric CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Mark C. Hawkins v. First Union Corporation Long-Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Midgett v. Washington Group International Long Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- Linda Pralutsky v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Linda Pralutsky v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- Green v. Union Security InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
- Donna J. Farfalla v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
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