Supreme Court Holds That a Conflict of Interest Is Simply One Factor to Take Into Account on Judicial Review of Benefit Denials under an Abuse of Discretion Standard under ERISA

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July 11, 2008

Previously published on June 2008

On June 29, 2008, The Supreme Court issued its opinion in Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Glenn, in which the Court considered the effect of conflict of interest on judicial review of a benefit decision when an ERISA plan grants discretion to an insurer to determine eligibility for benefits.

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Supreme Court Holds That a Conflict of Interest Is Simply One Factor to Take Into Account on Judicial Review of Benefit Denials under an Abuse of Discretion Standard under ERISA

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