Plan’s Termination Of Benefits Was Not Abuse Of Discretion, Panel Says

Mealey's (December 7, 2018, 11:12 AM EST) -- ST. LOUIS — A district court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of a disability plan because the plan’s termination of benefits was not an abuse of discretion and was reasonable based on the medical evidence, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Dec. 6 (Gary Leirer v. The Proctor & Gamble Disability Benefit Plan, et al., No. 17-3426, 8th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 34406)....