Legal Opinion
Ellen Abram v. Cargill, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 24, 2005No. 03-3740PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Ellen Abram applied for benefits under Cargill’s long-term disability plan. UNICARE, the plan administrator (the Plan), denied Abram’s claim initially and on appeal. Abram then sought review of the Plan’s decision in district court, and the district court granted summary judgment to the Plan. Abram appeals, claiming that the court should have (1) reviewed the Plan’s decision de novo; (2) excluded the report of an independent medical examiner, or included Abram’s response to that report; or…
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