Legal Opinion
Mary L. Schatz v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Mutual of Omaha
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 20, 2000No. 99-3663PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Mary L. Schatz appeals the denial by the District Court 2 of her motion for summary judgment, in which she contended that her former employer, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company (Mutual), arbitrarily and capriciously rejected her claim for long-term disability benefits. Schatz also appeals the District Court’s grant of Mutual’s cross-motion for summary judgment on the same issue. We affirm.
I
We turn first to discerning the proper standard under which to review Mutual’s decision to deny Schatz’s claim for benefits under the long-term disability plan (Plan) it administered.…
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