Legal Opinion
Rodney Waldoch v. Medtronic, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 9, 2014No. 13-2543PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
Rodney Waldoch sued his former employer Medtronic, Inc., alleging that Med-tronic improperly denied his claim for benefits under a long-term disability plan (the Plan) governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The district court 1 granted Medtronic’s motion for summary judgment. We affirm.
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Because this case arises from the grant of summary judgment, we recite the facts in the light most favorable to Waldoch. See Eisenrich v. Minneapolis Retail Meat Cutters & Food Handlers Pension Plan, 574 F.3d 644, 647 (8th Cir.2009). Waldoch was a…
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