United States Sixth Circuit

In an ERISA denial of benefits case, a judgment for defendants upholding a decision of plaintiff's plan administrator which denied her claim for short term disability benefits is vacated where the process the plan administrator used in making plaintiff's disability determination rendered a decision that was arbitrary and capricious.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/13/2006
• Published 06/13/2006

Judges

• Before:  KENNEDY, COLE, and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  James M. Morris, Morris & Morris, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant.  Philip F. Brown, Brenner, Brown, Golian & McCaffrey Co., LPA, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  James M. Morris, Sharon K. Morris, Morris & Morris, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant.  Philip F. Brown, Brenner, Brown, Golian & McCaffrey Co., LPA, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees.