Lynd v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance

This court is required to review de novo the district court’s decision to grant summary judgment to the insurance company and the employer, applying the same criteria employed by the court in the first instance. Harper v. Harris County, Texas, 21 F.3d 597 (5th Cir.1994). Thus, this panel should reverse unless “the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show *985that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c); Celotex Corp.…