Michelle Jones v. Connecticut General Life Ins. Co

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FILED FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUITU.S. COURT OF APPEALS ________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

JULY 30, 2010 No. 09-13479 JOHN LEY

________________________ CLERK

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.

________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida _________________________ (July 30, 2010)

Before BLACK, WILSON and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Michelle Jones appeals the denial and termination of long-term disability 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.