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COURSON v. BERT BELL NFL PLAYER RETIREMENT PLAN

No. 99-3279.

214 F.3d 136 (2000)

Stephen P. COURSON, Appellant v. BERT BELL NFL PLAYER RETIREMENT PLAN; Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan; Bert Bell NFL Player Retirement Trust; Bert Bell NFL Player Retirement Trustee; Bert Bell NFL Player Retirement Board; Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Board; The NFL Player Supplemental Disability Plan; The NFL Player Supplemental Disability Plan Disability Board; The NFL Player Supplemental Disability Plan Trust; The NFL Player Supplemental Disability Plan Trustees; The Plan Director; Does 1 Through 110, Inclusive

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed May 31, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Murray, III (Argued), C. James Zeszutek, Daniel A. Dzialga, Thorp, Reed & Armstrong, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.

Thomas S. Gigot (Argued), Douglas W. Ell, Alvaro I. Anillo, Groom Law Group Chartered, Washington, D.C., for Appellees.

Before: MANSMANN, GREENBERG and ALARCON, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether the decision of the Retirement Board for the National Football League's retirement plans, denying a request to reclassify disability benefits to a higher pay status, was arbitrary and capricious. Stephen P. Courson contends that the NFL and its member teams condoned and/or supervised, inter alia, his abuse of alcohol for pain relief and, therefore, his alcohol...

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