Byars v. Coca-Cola Co.

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• vacating district court's judgment and remanding where defendant did not seek summary judgment under the \any occupation\ definition and had never decided whether plaintiff was entitled to benefits under the \any occupation\ definition
• “Finally, [defendant] was not subject to document withholding penalties, as [section 1132] only permits an award of penalties against the plan administrator.”
• “We hesitate to require the district court to do more than . . . list the factors and conclude that they do not favor an award of fees.”
• “While a district court may not deny penalties solely on the basis of a lack of prejudice, prejudice is a factor that a court should consider in exercising its discretion.”

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