Nichols v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.

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The Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's judgment granting plaintiff past and future long term disability (LTD) benefits and rendered judgment for Reliance. After plaintiff stopped work for a chicken processing plant, she sought LTD benefits under a policy governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).The court held that Reliance's contention that its decision that working in cold areas was not a material duty of plaintiff's regular occupation was supported by substantial evidence. The court held that precedent did not require that an administrator consider each of a claimant's job duties to determine her regular occupation. In any event, Reliance's classification was easily based on substantial evidence. View "Nichols v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co." on Justia Law

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