Marcia Williams v. BellSouth Telecommunications
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
EDENFIELD, District Judge:
I. Background
Claiming debilitating depression, appellant Marcia Williams applied for benefits under her employer's (BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.'s) disability plan. Unconvinced that her impairments completely prevented her from working, Kemper Risk Management Services, Inc. (Kemper)-the company BellSouth hired to administer claims 1 -denied the claim because she did not meet the plan's disability definition. 2
Invoking Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) jurisdiction, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq., Williams challenged that decision in district court.…
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