Legal Opinion
Ronnie Layes v. Mead Corporation Cna Insurance Company Mead Retirement Plan Mead Benefit Programs
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 5, 1998No. 97-1693PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Ronnie Layes (Layes) initiated this Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) action alleging that he was wrongfully denied long-term disability benefits and salary continuation benefits under his employer’s ERISA plan. The district court 2 granted summary judgment in favor of defendants Mead Corporation, Mead Retirement Plan, and Mead Benefits Program (collectively referred to as “Mead”), and CNA Insurance Companies (CNA). Layes now brings this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1998). We affirm. .
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Layes began working for Mead in April of 1987 as a…
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