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Supreme Court Decides MetLife v. Glenn - Employers Should Evaluate Their Benefit Programs, Outside Administrators and Carriers


by Reed Smith LLP View Firm Credentials
Pittsburgh Office

July 11, 2008

Previously published on June 24, 2008

On June 19, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in MetLife v. Glenn. Holding that a plan administrator that both evaluates and pays a claim operates under a conflict of interest that should be taken into account by a reviewing judge, the Court issued an opinion that will require employers to evaluate their benefit programs, administrators and insurance carriers.


 

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