Richard Christianson, Cross-Appellant/appellee v. Poly-America, Inc. Medical Benefit Plan, Appellant/cross-Appellee

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

As an employee of Up North Plastics, a subsidiary of Poly-America, Inc., Richard Christianson was a participant in Poly-America’s Medical Benefit Plan (“the Plan”). In January 2001 he was diagnosed and treated for deep venous thrombosis (“DVT”). Poly-America denied Christian-son’s claim for benefits, and Christianson subsequently sued Poly-America pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (2000). The district court 1 granted Christianson’s motion for summary judgment, and Poly-America appeals. For the reasons stated below,…