United States Eighth Circuit

In an ERISA action challenging defendant-employer's denial of long-term disability benefits, judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where the treating doctors' affirmative responses, when read in context, showed that the restrictions on plaintiff's working capacity were permanent, not temporary. Moreover, the district court's attorney's fee award is affirmed where defendant relied on a hypertechnical reading of the medical evidence and ignored the doctors' attempts to clarify their opinions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/28/2010
• Published 07/28/2010

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• United States Eighth Circuit

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