Test Is Abuse of Discretion
A trial court granted judgment to Connecticut General after concluding that it had not abused its discretion in terminating the disability benefits owed to Dennis Siegel. In Dennis Siegel v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company; Group Long Term Disability For Salaried Employees of Lockheed Martin Corporation, No. 12-1897 (8th Cir. 01/02/2013) the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeal was asked to reverse the finding and continue Siegel’s benefits.





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The Immigration and Nationality Act prohibits citizenship status and national origin discrimination with respect to hiring, termination, and recruiting or referring for a fee.8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(1)(B).
Quick! Between your human resource and legal advisers, which group is more likely to say, “It looks like we’re in pretty good shape. Nothing’s ever perfect, but claims are way down. We don’t have many lawsuits, and the ones we have we think we can settle reasonably— or, if need be, win.
