Scott Griffin v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins.

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

Scott Griffin commenced this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") against Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company ("Hartford Life") as the administrator of his employee welfare benefit plan, seeking a continuation of the long-term disability benefits that Hartford Life had terminated based on its conclusion that Griffin was no longer "disabled," as that term is used in the plan.

The district court granted summary judgment to Hartford Life, and Griffin filed this appeal, contending that the district court erred (1) in reviewing the…