United States Fourth Circuit

Reversal of defendant's decision to deny plaintiff long term disability benefits under an ERISA plan is affirmed where defendant did not act reasonably in denying plaintiff's claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/22/2006
• Decided 09/05/2006
• Published 09/05/2006

Judges

• Before WIDENER and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and JOSEPH R. GOODWIN, United States District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Jeffrey David Zimon, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, L.L.P., Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  Robert Edward Hoskins, Foster Law Firm, L.L.P., Greenville, South Carolina, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Anna K. Raske, Tamara L. Karel, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, L.L.P., Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.