McLEOD v. HARTFORD LIFE AND ACC. INS. CO.

No. 03-1744.

372 F.3d 618 (2004)

Shirley MCLEOD, Appellant v. HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY; Group Long Term Disability Benefits for Employees of Valley Media, Inc; Valley Media, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed June 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry L. Gross (Argued), Stief, Waite, Gross, Sagoskin & Gilman, Newtown, for Appellant.

Brian P. Downey (Argued), Pepper Hamilton, LLP, Harrisburg, for Appellee Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Company.

Lawrence M. Kelly, Mintzer, Sarowitz, Zeris, Ledva & Meyers, Philadelphia, for Appellee Valley Media Inc.

Before ALITO, CHERTOFF, and BECKER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

This is an ERISA case. Plaintiff Shirley McLeod ("McLeod"), a former employee of defendant Valley Media, Inc., appeals the District Court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co. ("Hartford") in which the Court upheld Hartford's denial of long term disability ("LTD") benefits to McLeod based upon Hartford's interpretation of the language in McLeod's benefits policy with Hartford...

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