In an ERISA action challenging defendant’s decision to deny plaintiff long-term disability benefits, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed where defendant: 1) did not rely solely on the evaluations and medical opinions of its own on-site physicians and nurses, and 2) diligently endeavored to discover the nature of plaintiff’s ailments.
Read Holcomb v. UNUM Life Ins. Co., No. 08-6183
Appellate Information
Filed August 11, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Tacha
Counsel
For Appellant:
Robert J. Rosati, Fresno, CA
For Appellee:
Phillip G. Whaley, Ryan Whaley Coldiron Shandy PC, Oklahoma City, OK
Patrick M. Ryan, Ryan Whaley Coldiron Shandy PC, Oklahoma City, OK
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