Legal Opinion
Hankins v. Standard Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 14, 2012No. 11-3495PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Bobby Gene Hankins was denied long-term disability benefits by Standard Insurance Company. Hankins sought review of Standard’s determination under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. The district court 1 granted Standard’s motion for summary judgment, finding Standard did not abuse its discretion. We affirm.
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Beginning in April 2002, Hankins served as the Director of Commercial Security Operations at Stephens Investment Holdings, LLC. The parties disagree as to how best to characterize the job — Standard determined it was…
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