United States Eighth Circuit

A district court's judgment finding that an employer's pension board had abused its discretion in denying an employee's claim for benefits under his qualified pension plan governed by ERISA is reversed where substantial evidence supported a determination that plaintiff was not totally and permanently disabled by circulatory problems in his legs.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/13/2006
• Published 07/13/2006

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, HANSEN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen W. Jones, argued, Little Rock, Arkansas, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Newton Donald Jenkins, argued, Alma, Arkansas, for appellee.