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091058P.pdf 03/10/2010 Jerry Darvell v. Life Insurance Company
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 09-1058
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis
[PUBLISHED] [Benton, Author, with Colloton, Circuit Judge, and
Piersol, District Judge]
Civil case - ERISA. Based on the record, the conflict between
defendant's role as administrator and insurer would be given some
weight; defendant did not abuse its discretion by discounting some
medical evidence as it was not supported by objective evidence, such as
testing or other proof; court would defer to insurer's decision to apply the
DOT's job description for plaintiff's position; denial of claim for long-
term disability benefits affirmed.