Excerpt: After reviewing the quality and quantity of the medical evidence, the court found that 'the entirety of the medical evidence available to Sun Life was not reviewed in a 'deliberate' or 'principled' fashion, which is a factor suggesting that Sun Life's ultimate determination was arbitary.' The fact that DeLisle worked for two weeks after leaving her employer and listed 'lack of work' as her reason for leaving her employer did not amount to persuasive evidence that she was able to complete the duties of her job on April 17, 2002. For these and other reasons, the Sixth Circuit agreed with the district court and concluded that Sun Life had acted arbitrarily and capriciously.

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