GREEN v. UNION SEC. INS. CO.

No. 10-2924.

646 F.3d 1042 (2011)

Charles GREEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNION SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard N. Bien , Lathrop & Gage LLP, Kansas City, MO, argued ( Robyn L. Anderson , on the brief), for appellant.

Talia Ravis , Law Office of Talia Ravis, Leawood, KS, argued ( Amy Grace , Grace Legal, LLC, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, SMITH, Circuit Judge, and STROM, District Judge.


STROM, District Judge.

After defendant-appellant Union Security Insurance Co. ("Union") denied plaintiff-appellee Charles Green's claim for long-term disability benefits ("LTD benefits"), Green filed a complaint against Union pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. The district court granted summary judgment in Green's favor finding Union had abused its discretion in denying benefits to Green. Union appealed...

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