Linda Gail Calvert v. Firstar Finance, Inc., F/k/a Star Bank Corporation, and Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston

How courts have described this case

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• noting that the “possible conflict of interest inherent in this situation should be taken into account as a factor in determining whether [a plan administrator’s] decision was arbitrary and capricious”
• “This Court reviews de novo an ERISA plan administrator’s denial of benefits where the administrator has no discretion to determine benefits eligibility.”
• “[W]e find that the failure to conduct a physical examination . . . may, in some cases, raise questions about the thoroughness and accuracy of the benefits determination.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).