United States Eleventh Circuit

In a claim governed by Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) concerning whether reduction of plaintiff-employees' benefits under defendant-employer Coca Cola's long-term disability plan based on a plaintiffs' receipt of Social Security disability benefits was reasonable and entitled to deference, summary judgment in favor of Coca Cola is affirmed where: 1) the interpretation of the offset provision by Coca-Cola is reasonable and entitled to deference; and 2) the interpretation of the recoupment provision by Coca-Cola is correct.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/10/2008
• Published 09/10/2008

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• United States Eleventh Circuit

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