United States Fifth Circuit

Where the plan administrator has adequate reason to believe that claimant was not disabled at the time of his job termination, it is not an abuse of discretion to deny plaintiff's claim for long term disability benefits.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/14/2001
• Published 05/14/2001

Judges

• EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:, Before WIENER, BARKSDALE, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• J. Michael Hart (argued), Theus, Grisham, Davis & Leigh, Monroe, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Richard Edward McCormack (argued), Irwin, Fritchie, Urquhart & Moore, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.