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Martha Kinstler v. First Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, 181 F.3d 243, 1st Cir. (1999) by Scribd Government Docs is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This case examines the appropriate standard of review for denied ERISA disability benefit claims. The plaintiff was denied benefits after receiving them for over a year due to a car accident. The insurer determined she could perform sedentary work as a nursing director based on job descriptions, but her actual job involved direct patient care. The court had to determine the proper standard of review for benefit denials involving plan interpretations and factual determinations.

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