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YEAGER v. RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INS. CO.

No. 95-5872.

88 F.3d 376 (1996)

Juanita YEAGER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 8, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Friedman (argued and briefed), Taustine, Post, Stosky, Berman, Fineman & Kohn, Louisville, KY, Harris J. Berman, Louisville, KY, for Juanita Yeager.

Christopher M. Hill (argued and briefed), McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland, Frankfort, KY, for Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co.

Before: MILBURN and SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judges; JORDAN, District Judge.

MILBURN, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company ("Reliance") appeals the district court's award of disability benefits to plaintiff Juanita Yeager in this action for improper denial of benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. On appeal, the issues are (1) whether the district court erred in applying a de novo standard of review to defendant's decision to deny benefits...

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