Legal Opinion
Ruth Mitzel v. Anthem Life Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 4, 2009No. 08-4033UnpublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Defendants Anthem Life Insurance Company (“Anthem”), Wellpoint, Inc. (‘Wellpoint”) and Wellpoint Flexible Benefit Plan appeal the district court’s order reversing Defendants’ denial of long-term disability benefits for Plaintiff Ruth Mitzel (“Mitzel”). Mitzel brought this enforcement action pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., after the health plan administrator denied her claim for long-term disability benefits. On appeal, Defendants argue that the district court erred in finding that the administrator’s…
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