Legal Opinion
Jane Donaho v. Fmc Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, as Plan Administrator of the Fmc Long-Term Disability Plan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1996No. 95-1280PublishedCited by 216 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Jane Donaho appeals a district court order granting summary judgment in favor of her employer, FMC Corporation (FMC), in this suit to enforce her rights under an ERISA health benefits plan. See 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B). Under a deferential standard of review, the district court upheld FMC’s decision to deny Donaho’s application for long-term disability benefits under FMC’s employee-funded disability plan. Donaho contends that the denial of benefits is unreasonable and not supported by substantial evidence. Because we conclude that FMC’s denial of benefits to Donaho, at…
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