Legal Opinion
Karen McClain v. Eaton Corp. Disability Plan
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 24, 2014No. 13-5395PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLELAND, District Judge.
In this case for disability benefits brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., we are called upon to determine whether “some” constitutes “any.” Even more precisely, we are called upon to determine whether it is rational to conclude that “some” constitutes “any.” The relevant long-term disability plan provided that Plaintiff was disabled if she was “totally and continuously unable to engage in any occupation or perform any work for compensation or profit.” (Emphasis added.) Defendants denied her claim for…
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