Miller v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co., No. 19-1096 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's complaint against Hartford Life in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) action. The court held that the district court did not err by dismissing the complaint with prejudice, because substantial evidence supported Hartford Life's decision to terminate benefits based on exhaustion of mental illness benefits and the lack of a disabling physical condition. In this case, Hartford Life found no disabling physical condition or mental illness based on the medical evidence and the opinions of treating, examining, and reviewing physicians.
Court Description: Shepherd, Author, with Gruender and Benton, Circuit Judges] Civil case - ERISA. The district court did not err in determining that substantial evidence supported defendant's decision to terminate plaintiff's disability benefits based on an exhaustion of mental illness benefits and her lack of a disabling physical condition.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.