In Melissa A. McIntyre v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, Plaintiff suffered her entire life from Charcot Marie Tooth Syndrome (CMT), a degenerative neurological condition which affects the peripheral nerves like those in the hands and feet. She worked as a nurse at Mayo Clinic Health Care System from 2003 to 2011 when she stopped working due to the severity of her health condition.
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In Bruton v. American United Life Insurance Corporation, 2020 WL 398539 (6th Cir. Jan. 2020) Plaintiff was employed starting in July 2006 as a “Technology Development Manager” with a management firm in Ohio. His employer contracted with Defendant American United Life Insurance Corporation (American United) to provide short-term (STD) and long-term (LTD) disability benefits to its employees.
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