Legal Opinion
Kenneth L. Nord v. The Black & Decker Disability Plan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 15, 2002No. 00-55689PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.
This case arises under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. Plaintiff Kenneth Nord seeks disability welfare benefits from defendant Black & Decker Disability Benefits Plan (“Black & Decker” or the “Plan”). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Black & Decker, holding that it did not abuse its discretion by denying Nord disability benefits under the terms of the Plan. Nord appeals. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Based on our recent decision in Regula v. Delta Family-Care…
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