Legal Opinion
George W. Mitchell v. Eastman Kodak Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 8, 1997No. 96-7034PublishedCited by 191 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
In this case, we are asked to decide whether the denial of a claim for benefits under a Long-Term Disability Plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., by a Plan participant suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (“CFS”) was arbitrary and capricious. We hold that, in the circumstances present here, it was. We will therefore affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Plan participant.
I. Facts
George Mitchell (“Mitchell”), then an employee of Eastman Kodak Company…
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