United States Eighth Circuit

In a suit to enforce rights under a long-term disability plan, denial of plaintiff's application for benefits is reversed where defendant-plan administrator abused its discretion when it denied the benefits claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/26/2005
• Published 04/26/2005

Judges

• JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, JOHN R. GIBSON, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James D. Leach, argued, Rapid City, SD, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas J. Welk, argued, Sioux Falls, SD, for appellee.