United States Sixth Circuit
SPANGLER v. LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY SYS., INC., 01-5770
An ERISA plan administrator acted arbitrarily and capriciously in denying a long-term disability claim, by basing its decision only on an inherently-flawed report by a vocational consultant. The medical evidence supports a finding that claimant cannot work.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/16/2002
- Published 12/16/2002
Judges
- Before: MARTIN, Chief Circuit Judge; RYAN, Circuit Judge; COHN, District Judge.
Court
- United States Sixth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Donald K. Vowell (argued and briefed), Elizabeth Kelly Johnson (briefed), Vowell & Associates, Knoxville, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- John C. Burgin, Jr. (argued and briefed), Kramer, Rayson, Leake, Rodgers & Morgan, Knoxville, TN, Christopher H. Hayes (briefed), Oak Ridge, TN, for Defendants-Appellees.