JACKSON v. PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA

No. 07-1710.

530 F.3d 696 (2008)

Ronald W. JACKSON, Appellant, v. PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, a foreign corporation doing business in Arkansas; Furniture Factory Outlet, Inc., Group Policy No. 79190, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary W. Udouj, Fort Smith, AR, for appellant.

Byron Freeland, Jeffrey L. Spillyards, Little Rock, AR, for appellee.

Before BYE, RILEY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


RILEY, Circuit Judge.

Ronald Jackson (Jackson) brings this ERISA1 action against Prudential Insurance Company (Prudential), alleging his claim for long term disability (LTD) benefits was wrongly denied. The district court2 affirmed Prudential's claim denial, finding (1) Prudential had broad discretion to define the terms of the LTD insurance policy, and (2) Prudential's determination Jackson was not totally...

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