Homer Mooney v. AT&T Umbrella Benefit Plan #1, No. 09-1929 (8th Cir. 2010)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Civil case - ERISA. Plan did not abuse its discretion by denying plaintiff's claim for long-term disability benefits, and the district court's order affirming the plan's decision is affirmed without comment.
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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 09-1929 ___________ Homer Mooney, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Arkansas. AT&T Umbrella Benefit Plan #1, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: March 5, 2010 Filed: March 15, 2010 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges ___________ PER CURIAM. Homer Mooney appeals the district court s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his Employment Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit against AT&T Umbrella Benefit Plan #1 (the Plan) arising from the denial of long-term-disability (LTD) benefits. Upon de novo review of the record, we agree with the district court that the Plan did not abuse its discretion in denying Mooney s claim for LTD disability benefits. See Dillard s Inc. v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of Boston, 456 F.3d 894, 1 The Honorable James M. Moody, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. 899 (8th Cir. 2006) (plan administrator s decision will be reversed only if it was arbitrary and capricious; decision need be only reasonable, meaning it must be supported by substantial evidence); see also Norris v. Citibank, N.A. Disability Plan (501), 308 F.3d 880, 883-84 (8th Cir. 2002) (reviewing de novo district court s application of abuse-of-discretion standard). Accordingly, we affirm, and we reject as meritless Mooney s arguments for reversal. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-
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