Mealey's (April 19, 2021, 10:46 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 16 affirmed a district court’s ruling that the denial of line of duty (LOD) disability benefits to a former National Football League player was not an abuse of discretion, agreeing with the lower court’s finding that the appeals committee’s interpretation of the plan was not unreasonable....