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Opinion
Filed
April 2, 2019
Case
Hodges v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am., Ins. Co.
Case status
Decided

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PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge. 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 entitled him to more benefits. This led…

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