United States Eighth Circuit

Summary judgment for plaintiff on an ERISA claim seeking to enforce a claimed right to benefits under defendant's long-term disability plan is reversed where the district court erred in finding that a decision to deny benefits was founded on a serious procedural irregularity in the claim review process.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/19/2006
• Published 01/19/2006

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, BYE, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Diane Bolt Bratvold, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Doreen A. Mohs, Minneapolis and Michelle McAloon Constandse, Long Island City, NY, on the brief), for appellant., William J. Marshall, argued, Anoka, MN, for appellant.