SWANSON v. HEARST CORP. LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN

No. 09-20159.

586 F.3d 1016 (2009)

Debra SWANSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HEARST CORPORATION LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 3, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter M. Kelly, Moore & Kelly, PC, Marc S. Whitehead, Marc Whitehead & Associates, Houston, TX, for Swanson.

Lisa Kim Basinger, Wilson, Grosenheider & Jacobs, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before CLEMENT, PRADO and ELROD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Debra Swanson challenges the district court's grant of summary judgment to Appellee Hearst Corp. Long Term Disability Plan ("the Plan"), on the grounds that Swanson failed to exhaust administrative remedies prior to bringing suit. We AFFIRM.

Through her employment with the Houston Chronicle, Appellant Swanson obtained coverage under a long-term disability benefits policy underwritten and administered by Hartford Life Insurance Co. ("Hartford...

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