United States Sixth Circuit

Grant of plaintiff's motion for judgment on the administrative record and award of attorney's fees is affirmed in an action under ERISA involving defendant's termination of plaintiff's long-term disability benefits where defendant's decision to terminate plaintiff's benefits was arbitrary and capricious.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/20/2006
• Published 01/20/2006

Judges

• GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge., Before:  SILER and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges;  KATZ, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Tony R. Dalton, Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Charlton R. DeVault, Jr., Kingsport, Tennessee, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Tony R. Dalton, Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant.   Charlton R. DeVault, Jr., Kingsport, Tennessee, for Appellee.