COOPER v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 16-3429.

862 F.3d 654 (2017)

Michelle E. COOPER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. MetLife, Inc., Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 5, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Dean Andrew Stark , of Saint Louis, MO. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Debbie S. Champion and Margaret A. Smith , both of Saint Louis, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Arm E. Buckley , of Saint Louis, MO. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Ann E. Buckley , of Saint Louis, MO.

Before WOLLMAN and LOKEN, Circuit Judges, and NELSON, District Judge.


Michelle Cooper brought this action pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), claiming that Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife") improperly denied her long term disability ("LTD") benefits under a group insurance plan sponsored by her former employer...

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