United States Eighth Circuit

Ruling that defendants, plan administrators, abused their discretion in denying plaintiff's long term disability benefits claim is reversed where conclusion that plaintiff's conditions were pre-existing and that she received medical treatment for them during a treatment-free period was not an abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/07/2005
• Published 12/07/2005

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, HEANEY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michael W. Thrall, argued, Des Moines, IA (Debra L. Hulett, on the brief), appellee., Robert J. Pierson, argued, Sioux City, IA, for appellee.