Legal Opinion
DeLisle v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 4, 2009No. 08-1142PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J., joined by Daughtrey, J.,
BATCHELDER, J. (pp. 448-50), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
Defendant Sun Life appeals the district court’s decision that Sun Life’s denial of long-term disability benefits to Plaintiff Sherry DeLisle was arbitrary and capricious. We agree with the district court that Sun Life’s determination did not result from a deliberate and principled reasoning process. Accordingly, we AFFIRM.
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Sidney Krandall & Sons, a retail jeweler, employed Sherry DeLisle as Director of Operations from January 1996 until April 2002. While at Krandall, DeLisle…
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