GALMAN v. PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA

No. 00-1748.

254 F.3d 768 (2001)

James J. GALMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark M. Nolan, argued, St. Paul, MN, for appellant.

Micahel F. Cockson, argued, Minneapolis, MN, Edward T. Wahl, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, HEANEY, and FAGG, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

After suffering a second heart attack on July 2, 1997, trial attorney James J. Galman applied for benefits under his law firm's Employee Long Term Disability Plan, alleging that the stress of litigation and trial work aggravated and accelerated his coronary artery heart disease, rendering him totally disabled. The Plan is funded by a group insurance contract issued by The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Prudential initially denied Galman...

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