Legal Opinion
Kenneth E. Wildbur, Sr. v. Arco Chemical Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1992No. 91-4255PublishedCited by 282 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIM LAKE, District Judge:
Plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment denying them benefits under their employer’s ERISA plans because the district court concluded that plaintiffs were never terminated from employment. Plaintiffs argue that although the district court properly applied a de novo standard in reviewing the eligibility determinations of the plans’ administrator, the court reached the wrong result because it limited its consideration to facts and arguments in the administrative record. Plaintiffs also argue that the court erred in denying them discovery against the attorneys who…
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