Maria H. Pinto v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · Decided 2000-07-19

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OPINION OF THE COURT BECKER, Chief Judge. This appeal concerns the standard courts should use when reviewing a denial of a request for benefits under an ERISA plan by an insurance company which, pursuant to a contract with an employing company, both determines eligibility for benefits, and pays those benefits out of its own funds. This, question, and variatio…

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