Legal Opinion
Vikki A. Wise v. Kind & Knox Gelatin
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 7, 2005No. 05-1130PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
Vikki A. Wise (Wise) brought this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461, to recover benefits under the Long Term Disability Benefit Plan (Plan) provided by her employer, Kind & Knox Gelatin, Inc. (Kind & Knox). UNUM Life Insurance Company of America (UNUM) was the benefits provider and co-administrator of the Plan with Kind & Knox, the Plan administrator. The district court held the Plan administrators abused their discretion in denying Wise’s claim. The Plan and UNUM appeal. We reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
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- Herbert Ferrari, M.D. v. Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Spencer Norris, Personal Representative of the Estate of Sue Pollock v. Citibank, N.A. Disability Plan (501), Aetna Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
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- Wise v. Kind & Knox Gelatin, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005