Legal Opinion
Patrick L. Gallagher v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 25, 2002No. 01-2467PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge GREGORY and Judge STAMP joined.
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (Reliance) appeals the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of Patrick L. Gallagher in this action for wrongful denial of benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C.A. § 1001 et seq. (West 2001). The issues on appeal are (1) whether the district court erred in applying an abuse of discretion standard to Reliance’s decision to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Carolyn Herzberger v. Standard Insurance Company, Beverly A. Johnson v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Stephen A. Kelley, Jr. v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by104 opinions
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- Gregory L. Tippitt v. Reliance Standard Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
- Alton Robinson v. Aetna Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
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