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081311P.pdf 01/12/2009 Theresa Willcox v. Liberty Life Assurance
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 08-1311
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis
[PUBLISHED] [Murphy, Author, with Hansen and Riley, Circuit Judges]
Civil Case - ERISA. District court did not abuse its discretion in
initially remanding case for additional administrative action after
employee submitted generic information. District court did not err in
granting motion for summary judgment to employee after concluding
Liberty Life abused its discretion in ignoring evidence in support of her
claim for long term partial disability benefits, as consultative doctor
mischaracterized the medical evidence and failed to rebut the existence of
debilitating pain.