Michelle Jones v. Connecticut General Life Ins. Co

FILED
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
JULY 30, 2010
JOHN LEY
CLERK
[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 09-13479
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D. C. Docket No. 08-61047-CV-WJZ
MICHELLE JONES,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
a subsidiary of CIGNA corporation,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida
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(July 30, 2010)
Before BLACK, WILSON and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Michelle Jones appeals the denial and termination of long-term disability

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benefits by Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (“CIGNA”). In granting
CIGNA’s motion for summary judgment, the district judge, adopting the
magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, found that the denial of long-term
disability benefits was not arbitrary and capricious. The district court concluded
that CIGNA did not ignore any of the medical evidence presented by Jones in her
original claim or in her subsequent appeals to CIGNA. Further, the district court
found that the basis for CIGNA’s decision to deny long-term disability benefits
was not arbitrary and capricious.
We have carefully reviewed the briefs and the record, and after de novo
review, which included the benefit of oral argument, we find that the district court
properly granted summary judgment to CIGNA. We therefore affirm the judgment
of the district court.
AFFIRMED.
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