Legal Opinion
Delta Family-Care Disability and Survivorship Plan v. Harold Marshall
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 31, 2001No. 00-3441, 00-3923PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KYLE, District Judge.
Delta Family-Care Disability and Sur-vivorship Plan (“the Plan”) appeals from the final judgment entered by the district court in favor of Harold Marshall (“Marshall”), directing the Plan to reinstate Marshall’s long-term disability benefits pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B). The Plan argues that, while the district court identified the correct standard for reviewing the Plan’s decision — a deferential “abuse of discretion” standard — the court misapplied that standard when it reviewed the administrative…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Beverly D. Woo v. Deluxe Corp., Hartford Life Insurance Co., Doing Business as Itt Hartford, Inc., Sued as Hartford Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Jane Donaho v. Fmc Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, as Plan Administrator of the Fmc Long-Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Bentley v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Black & Decker Disability Plan v. NordSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Midgett v. Washington Group International Long Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- Frank Regula v. Delta Family-Care Disability Survivorship PlanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Robert C. McGee v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- John A. Jackson v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
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