Fourth Circuit· 3/6/2013

Helton v. AT & T Inc.

Citations

709 F.3d 343
56 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1399
2013 WL 812118
2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 4575

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

holding that appellant’s argument not raised during a bench trial or in proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law is waived on appeal
holding that a district court’s “factual findings [that] turn on . . . the weighing of conflicting evidence during a bench trial . . . are entitled to even greater deference”
noting that, in “review[ing] judgments stemming from a bench trial”, we review factual findings for clear error
noting that the standard of review depends on whether the plan gives the administrator the discretionary authority to make coverage decisions
noting that “the administration of ERISA plans should be left to plan fiduciaries, not federal courts”
permitting introduction of evidence known to the administrator at the time it rendered its decision

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Judges: Keenan, Shedd, Wynn

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