HODGES v. LIFE INS. CO. OF NORTH AMERICA

No. 18-1279.

920 F.3d 669 (2019)

Lou HODGES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, a Pennsylvania insurance company, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED April 2, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack M. Englert, Jr. , Holland and Hart LLP, Greenwood Village, Colorado, for Appellant.

David Lichtenstein ( Matthew Molinaro , with him on the brief), Law Office of David Lichtenstein, LLC, Denver, Colorado, for Appellee.

Before MATHESON, PHILLIPS, and EID, Circuit Judges.


Lou Hodges submitted a claim for long-term-disability (LTD) benefits to Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA) through his employer's group-insurance plan. Although LINA approved his claim, Hodges asserted that LINA should have classified him as a "sales" employee under the group-insurance policy, which would have...

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