Muniz v. Amec Construction Management, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the claimant failed to establish he was “totally disabled” within the meaning of a long-term disability insurance plan
• holding that claimants bear the burden to prove entitlement to benefits at the district court
• holding that where a court reviews a plan administrator’s decision de novo, the claimant has the burden of proof
• explaining that it is the plaintiff’s burden to show that her treatment was medically necessary
• noting that the initial determination that a claimant is disabled does not “operate[] forever as an estoppel so that an insurer can never change its mind” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• recognizing the relevant issue before the district court on de novo review was whether the evidence could confirm that the plaintiff's \symptoms rose to the level of total disability such that he was 'unable to perform' ... essential [job] duties' \

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).