Burell v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

EDWARD C. PRADO, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Patrick Burell filed a claim for long-term disability benefits with Defendant-Appellee Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”). Prudential denied Burell’s initial claim and two subsequent appeals. Burell then filed suit against Prudential under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., alleging that its denial of his long-term disability-benefits claim was- in error. The district court granted summary judgment -in favor of Prudential, and we affirm. ■

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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