June Saffle v. Sierra Pacific Power Company Bargaining Unit Long Term Disability Income Plan

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1996-06-28

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RYMER, Circuit Judge: This appeal requires us to decide what should happen when district courts (or we) conclude that an ERISA plan administrator with discretionary authority to interpret and apply a plan has misconstrued the document and applied an incorrect standard to its benefits determination. June Saffle applied for occupational disability benefits…

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