Legal Opinion
Meditrust Financial Services Corp. v. Sterling Chemicals, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1999No. 98-40204PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Meditrust Financial Services Corporation, New Medico Associates, Incorporated, and Otis Alcorn (collectively “Meditrust”) appeal a summary judgment in their action to recover medical coverage benefits under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), a provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Concluding that the district court applied the proper standard of review to the plan administrator’s actions and that the administrator did not abuse its discretion in denying the claim, we affirm.
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