Legal Opinion
Curtis Duffie v. Deere & Company the Disability Benefit Plan for Hourly and Incentive Paid Employees for Deere & Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1997No. 96-2063PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
Curtis Duffie brought this action against his former employer, Deere & Company, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 1132, part of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq. Duffie appeals the district court’s decision to affirm the Plan Administrator’s denial of disability benefits under Deere’s Plan for Hourly and Incentive Paid Employees.
The district court affirmed Deere’s denial of benefits in a cursory opinion, finding that Duffie was not unable to perform and attend his job due to any sickness or injury. The court concluded that the “plaintiff failed to prove by a…
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