DOE v. STANDARD INS. CO.

No. 16-2085.

852 F.3d 118 (2017)

Jane DOE, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

March 24, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geraldine G. Sanchez , with whom Roach Hewitt Ruprecht Sanchez & Bischoff PC, Portland, ME, was on brief, for appellant.

Brooks R. Magratten , with whom Scott K. Pomeroy and Pierce Atwood LLP, Providence, RI, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Lynch, Circuit Judge, Souter, Associate Justice, and Baldock, Circuit Judge.


In this ERISA benefits suit for long term disability ("LTD") payments, the sum owed to the plaintiff, "Jane Doe," turns on the year of disability onset, as the prior year's earnings determine the monthly benefit amount. The parties disagree on whether Doe's disability began in 2011 or in 2012: the insurer has paid Doe the benefits...

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