Legal Opinion
Balmert v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 6, 2010No. 08-4433PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION
SILER, Circuit Judge.
Pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., Maribea Balmert appeals the district court’s judgment upholding the benefits determination of Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (“Reliance Standard”). Concluding that Balmert received a full and fair review of her claim and that Reliance Standard’s benefits determination was not arbitrary and capricious, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Balmert began her employment with Big Lots, Inc. as an accountant-tax analyst in 2001. Her position required her to sit most of…
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