Legal Opinion
William M. Shaw v. Connecticut General Life
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 19, 2003No. 02-15525PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a district court order granting final summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, William M. Shaw, in this ERISA action against the defendant, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (“Connecticut General”), seeking long-term disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. After thorough review of the record and careful consideration of the parties’ briefs, we conclude that while the district court correctly employed a de novo standard to review the plan administrator’s denial of…
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