Killen v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 14-10052 (5th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed suit against Reliance Standard after she was denied extended long-term disability benefits. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Reliance Standard and plaintiff appealed. The court concluded that Reliance Standard's decision to deny benefits was supported by substantial evidence where the record demonstrated that plaintiff can perform all of the job duties of a sedentary vocation on a full-time basis before discontinuing benefits; Reliance Standard provided a full and fair review of plaintiff's claim; Reliance Standard's decision was not "procedurally unreasonable;" and Reliance Standard did not improperly fail to allow plaintiff to supplement the administrative record. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
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