Legal Opinion
Diane M. Moon v. Unum Provident Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 22, 2005No. 03-1626PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
In this action for long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits pursuant to an employee benefits plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., Plaintiff Diane Moon appeals the district court’s denial of her motion for judgment on the administrative record. The district court held that the final decision of Defendant Unum Provident Corporation (“Unum”) to uphold the termination of Moon’s disability benefits was not arbitrary and capricious. We disagree and REVERSE.
I. BACKGROUND
Unum is Moon’s long-term disability…
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