· 10/14/2005
Buffonge v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Citations
- 426 F.3d 20
- 36 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1476
- 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 22197
- 2005 WL 2596778
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that administrator’s denial of long-term disability benefits was arbitrary because it was unreasonable to rely on report of doctor who clearly misrepresented medical evidence
- concluding remand as the proper remedy when the “problem is with the integrity of [the plan administrator]’s decision-making process”
- concluding remand as the proper remedy when the “problem is with the integrity of [the plan administrator]’s decision-making process”
- concluding remand as the proper remedy when the “problem is with the integrity of [the plan administrator]’s decision-making process”
- concluding remand as the proper remedy when the “problem is with the integrity of [the plan administrator]’s decision-making process”
- noting that the \appropriate response\ when the \integrity\ of a claim administrator's \decision-making process\ was compromised is to give the claimant the \benefit of an untainted process\
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Judges: Lynch, Howard, Restani
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