NORD v. BLACK & DECKER DISABILITY PLAN

No. 00-55689.

296 F.3d 823 (2002)

Kenneth L. NORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The BLACK & DECKER DISABILITY PLAN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 15, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence D. Rohlfing, Santa Fe Springs, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Lee T. Paterson, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: B. FLETCHER, D.W. NELSON, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.


BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.

This case arises under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. Plaintiff Kenneth Nord seeks disability welfare benefits from defendant Black & Decker Disability Benefits Plan ("Black & Decker" or the "Plan"). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Black & Decker, holding that it did not abuse its discretion by denying Nord disability benefits...

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