Legal Opinion
Charlie Groves v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 22, 2006No. 05-2173PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife) terminated the payment of long-term disability benefits to Charlie Groves (Groves) after determining Groves was no longer disabled. Groves sought judicial review of MetLife’s decision by filing a claim under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. Groves appeals the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment in favor of MetLife. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Groves worked for Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (Great .Lakes) as a truck driver and was eligible for benefits under a long-term…
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