Legal Opinion
Ronald H. Rutledge v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 30, 2007No. 06-1996PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Ronald H. Rutledge appeals a grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendanb-Appellee Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston (Liberty Life) on his claim for long-term disability benefits pursuant to a plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. Rutledge argues the district court 2 erred in finding that Liberty Life did not abuse its discretion in denying Rutledge continued long-term disability benefits. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
I. Background
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Beverly D. Woo v. Deluxe Corp., Hartford Life Insurance Co., Doing Business as Itt Hartford, Inc., Sued as Hartford Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Ronnie Layes v. Mead Corporation Cna Insurance Company Mead Retirement Plan Mead Benefit ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Herbert Ferrari, M.D. v. Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Robert C. McGee v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
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