Legal Opinion
Evans v. Eaton Corp. Long Term Disability Plan
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 8, 2008No. 06-2252PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Senior Judge HILTON joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Eaton Corporation, a multinational manufacturing company that funds and administers a long-term disability benefits plan for its employees, terminated Brenda Evans’s benefits in 2004. She sued under ERISA to recover them, and the district court, faced with substantial conflicting medical evidence and a good case on both sides, concluded that Evans’s position was the stronger one. But Eaton was entitled to an abuse of discretion…
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