Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Cytec Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 14, 2010No. 09-30333PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Per curiam
Dennis Anderson appeals the district court’s denial of his ERISA claim for short-term disability benefits. Because we agree with the district court that the ERISA plan administrator did not abuse her discretion in denying the benefits, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
In 1976, Dennis Anderson began working at a chemical plant owned by Cytec Industries (Cytec) in Waggaman, Louisiana. By 2005, he was working as a “panel operator,” running the computers and machinery that manufacture sulfuric acid. The job requires sharp concentration and attention to detail. In August 2005, Anderson and his wife,…
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