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KINSTLER v. FIRST RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INS. CO.

Docket No. 97-9384.

181 F.3d 243 (1999)

Martha KINSTLER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FIRST RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 15, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Burns, New York, N.Y. (Timothy C. Russell, Christie, Pabarue, Mortensen & Young, New York, N.Y., on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Sean E. Stanton, New York, N.Y., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: WINTER, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges.

JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

This case primarily requires us to determine the appropriate standard of review, under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. (1994) ("ERISA"), when an ERISA claim is denied because of an adverse determination not only with respect to an interpretation of the applicable benefit plan but also with respect to a factual question. First Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company ("First...

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