Legal Opinion
Nance v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 2, 2002No. 01-6234PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Bryan K. Nance appeals the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Sun Life) on his claim for long-term disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. The district court ruled that Sun Life’s decision to deny benefits based on Plaintiffs back condition and depression was not arbitrary or capricious. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. 1
I. Background
Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas (Dreyfus) hired Plaintiff to work as an…
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