United States Eighth Circuit

Plaintiff was entitled to pension benefits where his time records, together with other credible evidence, established his eligibility for such benefits; plan trustees breached their fiduciary duty by failing to objectively evaluate plaintiff's evidence and in basing their decision on matters outside the record.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/23/2002
• Published 04/23/2002

Judges

• HEANEY, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY and HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and PIERSOL , District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roger L. Shiffermiller, Omaha, NE, argued, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Terry J. Grennan, Omaha, NE, argued (M.H. Weinberg and Duncan A. Young, on the brief), for appellees.