Legal Opinion
JOHN MCKEEHAN, — v. CIGNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, —
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 19, 2003No. 02-3638PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
John McKeehan commenced this action seeking judicial review of the decision by Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA) to discontinue long-term disability benefits under his employer’s disability Plan. The Plan is an employee welfare benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. LINA as claims administrator concluded that McKeehan, though unable to perform his former occupation, is not disabled from all work, a determination that terminated his disability benefits under the Plan. The district court affirmed…
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