Legal Opinion
Stanford v. Continental Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 23, 2008No. 06-2006PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Senior District Judge ELLIS wrote the majority opinion, in which Senior Judge HAMILTON joined. Judge WILKINSON wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
ELLIS, Senior District Judge:
In this ERISA case, appellant Robert Stanford asks us to reverse appellee Continental Casualty Company’s denial of long term disability benefits because, he argues, Continental’s determination was unreasonable. The district court affirmed Continental’s determination, finding that the matter fell within the discretion of the plan administrator and rejecting Stanford’s argument that the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- John Doe Firm Doe v. Group Hospitalization & Medical Services, D/B/A Blue Cross and Blue Shield of the National Capital AreaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Ellen v. Ellis v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Robert A. Haley v. The Paul Revere Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- Stephen P. Lasser v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Allen v. Minnesota Life InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2001
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Champion v. Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
- Colby v. Union Security Insurance Co. & Management Co. for Merrimack Anesthesia Associates Long Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013
- Berry v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
- Colby v. Assurant Employee BenefitsDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2009
- Colby v. Assurant Employee BenefitsDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2011
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