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Raybourne v. Cigna Life Ins. Co. of New York, No. 08-2754

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In a dispute involving a denial of long-term disability benefits, district court judgment is vacated and remanded where, although the court properly reviewed defendant's decision under the abuse-of-discretion standard, the case must be remanded to allow the court  to adequately account for defendant's structural conflict of interest as required by the decision in Glenn.    

Read Raybourne v. Cigna Life Ins. Co. of New York, No. 08-2754


Appellate Information
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.
Argued July 8, 2009
Decided August 6, 2009

Judges
Before ROVNER, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

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