United States Eighth Circuit

Summary judgment for a plan administrator in a dispute arising from its termination of plaintiff's long-term disability benefits is affirmed over claims that: 1) defendant failed to review or consider all of plaintiff's medical information; 2) an independent medical examination was perfunctory; 3) defendant made false or inaccurate statements; and 4) defendant failed to consider her treating physicians' opinions or her subjective complaints of pain.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/18/2006
• Published 07/18/2006

Judges

• BENTON, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, GIBSON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Gregory A. Oliphant of St. Louis, MO.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was David A. Campbell of Columbus, Ohio. Also appearing on appellees' brief were Ann E. Buckley of St. Louis, MO;  Michael J. Settineri of Columbus, OH.