SWEATMAN v. COMMERCIAL UNION INS. CO.

No. 94-40474 Summary Calendar.

39 F.3d 594 (1994)

Cynthia SWEATMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE CO., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 9, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Byron A. Richie, Richie & Richie, Shreveport, LA, for appellant.

Alvin Pasternak, Cornelia E. Dude, Michelle C. Schecker, Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., Law Dept., New York City, for Met. Life.

Before SMITH, EMILIO M. GARZA and PARKER, Circuit Judges.


EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

After Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife") denied Cynthia Sweatman's claim for disability benefits, Sweatman brought an action under ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B) (1988), seeking district court review of MetLife's determination. The court upheld MetLife's decision, and Sweatman appeals. We AFFIRM.

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Cynthia Sweatman worked for Commercial Union Insurance Co. ("Commercial Union") for nineteen years...

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