United States First Circuit

PARI-FASANO v. ITT HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INS. CO., 99-2239

Benefits eligibility determinations by the Social Security Administration are not binding on disability insurers, particularly where the government benefits eligibility determination is made years before the insurance company terminated benefits for lack of evidence that insured remained disabled.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/24/2000
• Published 10/24/2000

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Chief Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, WALLACE, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward C. Roy, Jr., with whom Roy & Cook was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard M. Peirce, with whom Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Peirce was on brief, for appellee.