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AVENOSO v. RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE CO.

No. 21-1772.

19 F.4th 1020 (2021)

Michael AVENOSO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 30, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Fields , Zachary David Schmoll , Fields Law Firm, Minnetonka, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Joshua Bachrach , Wilson & Elser, Philadelphia, PA, Terrance J. Wagener , Messerli & Kramer, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before GRUENDER, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.

The Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company denied Michael Avenoso's claim for long-term disability benefits after concluding that he retained sedentary-work capacity. Avenoso sued, arguing that the denial violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") § 502(a)(1)(B), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a...

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