Legal Opinion
Boone v. Liberty Life Assurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 20, 2005No. 05-1090UnpublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, Monika Boone challenges the district court’s resolution of her claim against Liberty Life Assurance Company for long-term disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. As Liberty’s decision to deny benefits was neither arbitrary nor capricious, we affirm.
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On June 14, 2001, Boone suffered a whiplash injury from a car accident. She tried to return to her job at Steelcase, Ltd. the next day but found herself to be in too much pain. Her personal physician, Dr. J.D. Maskill, diagnosed her as…
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