Legal Opinion
Kasko v. Aetna Life Insurance
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided July 21, 2014No. Civil Action No. 5:13-243-DCRPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
DANNY C. REEVES, District Judge.
This matter is pending for consideration of Plaintiff Linda E. Kasko’s (“Kasko”) motion to compel discovery regarding whether a conflict of interest influenced Defendant Aetna Life Insurance Company’s (“Aetna”) decision to deny her claim for long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits. [Record No. 15] Having reviewed the briefs filed in support of the parties’ respective positions, the Court will grant a portion of the relief sought.
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Kasko was covered through her former employer, InVentiv Health, under a group LTD plan governed by the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. GlennSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Bob G. Wilkins v. Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. Life Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Max W. Perry v. Simplicity Engineering, a Division of Lukens General Industries, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Richard L. Moore v. Lafayette Life Insurance Co., an Indiana Corporation Michigan Tooling Association, a Michigan Corporation Michigan Tooling Association Long Term Disability Plan Michigan Tooling Association Short Term Disability Plan, Jointly and Severally, Richard L. Moore, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Lafayette Life Insurance Co., an Indiana Corporation, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant, Michigan Tooling Association, a Michigan Corporation Michigan Tooling Association Long Term Disability Plan Michigan Tooling Association Short Term Disability Plan, Jointly and SeverallyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- R.C. Olmstead, Inc. v. CU Interface, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Cohn v. Western & Southern Financial Group Long Term Incentive and Retention Plan IDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2020
- Dotson v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2024
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