Legal Opinion
Holland v. International Paper Co. Retirement Plan
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 16, 2009No. 08-30967PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Derrell Holland brings this suit against Defendant Retirement Plan of International Paper Co. alleging that he was denied disability retirement benefits in violation of provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The Plan Administrator denied Holland’s application for disability retirement benefits. The district court granted Holland relief from that denial, on the ground that the Plan Administrator abused its discretion, and awarded retirement benefits to Holland. The Retirement Plan now appeals. We reverse and remand for entry of judgment in…
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