· 8/5/2013
Kimberly Frazier v. Life Insurance Company of North America
Citations
- 725 F.3d 560
- 56 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1914
- 2013 WL 3968766
- 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 16078
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding no continuous disability where the petitioner “was cleared to return to work” “at least at several points during the [Elimination Period]”
- affirming denial of disability benefits on basis of file review conducted by nurse case manager
- “[N]othing in Section 1101(b)(2) prohibits an insurance policy from being a plan document[.]”
- “This Court has found “satisfactory proof,” and similar phrases, sufficiently clear to grant discretion to administrators and fiduciaries.”
- “[T]here appears to be no reason why an insurance policy cannot be both a plan document and asset.”
- “This Court has found ‘satisfactory proof,’ and similar phrases, sufficiently clear to grant discretion to administrators and fiduciaries.”
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Judges: Cole, McKEAGUE, Zouhary
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