Legal Opinion
Jobe v. Medical Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 19, 2010No. 19-1589PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Ruth L. Jobe appeals the district court’s ruling, on cross-motions for summary judgment, rejecting her challenge of the denial of her claim for long-term disability benefits. Jobe appeals both the district court’s holding that the plan administrator was entitled to discretion in adjudicating her claim and the court’s holding that the administrator did not abuse its discretion. We agree that the plan administrator was not entitled to discretion, and we therefore reverse the district court’s grant of summary judgment and remand for the district court to review the…
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