Legal Opinion
Christopher Hampton v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 7, 2014No. 13-2782PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
After being diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, Christopher Hampton ceased work as an over-the-road truck driver for Ozark Motor Lines, Inc. Pursuant to the company’s employee-benefit plan — Ozark Motor Lines Inc. Benefit Plan — which is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461, Hampton submitted a claim for long-term disability benefits to Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, the Plan’s insurer and claims-review fiduciary. Reliance Standard concluded that Hampton was not disabled under the…
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