FOSTER v. PRINCIPAL LIFE INS. CO.

No. 17-30997.

920 F.3d 298 (2019)

Amanda C. FOSTER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED April 4, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reagan L. Toledano , Willeford Law Firm, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Edna Sybil Kersting , Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, L.L.P., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before SMITH, DUNCAN, and ENGELHARDT, Circuit Judges.


Amanda Foster worked as an attorney in New Orleans before—by her account— intractable migraines made her stop working. She applied for disability benefits through her law firm's insurer, Principal Life Insurance Company ("Principal"). After multiple reviews by various doctors, Principal denied her...

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