Legal Opinion
Melford W. Gunderson v. W.R. Grace & Co. Long Term Disability Income Plan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1989No. 88-5195-SDPublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REASONER, District Judge.
W.R. Grace & Co. Long Term Disability Income Plan [hereinafter “the Plan”] appeals from the order of the South Dakota District Court 1 granting summary judg ment in favor of Melford Gunderson. Gun-derson brought suit against the Plan pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, [hereinafter ERISA], 29 U.S. C. § 1001, et seq., for wrongful termination of the benefits Gunderson had been receiving under the Plan.
On April 11, 1981, Gunderson, while employed by Bomac Drilling as a tool pusher, severely injured his dominant right arm in a work-related accident.…
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