Legal Opinion
Jones v. Mountaire Corp. Long Term Disability Plan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 11, 2008No. 07-3118PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Larry G. Jones was a participant in a long-term disability plan (the “plan”) provided by Mountaire Corporation (“Mountaire”) and established pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Mountaire’s plan was insured by Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”), which was also the claims administrator. Jones filed for benefits under the plan. Prudential denied the claim, and Jones lost his two subsequent appeals. Jones then filed this action in the district court, which awarded him long term…
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