Michael F. Terry v. Bayer Corporation and Bayer Corporation Disability Plan

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• holding that review process is sufficient if denial letter defines plan's disability standard, states specific reasons for denying claim and, if plan administrator is in direct contact with claimant, assuring understanding
• stating that the focus of the court’s inquiry is “on the determinations of the final decision-maker”
• finding that defendant complied with “full and fair review” requirement where plaintiff was directed to forward “any information which may affect the decision to terminate your claim”
• finding that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate prejudice stemming from the defendant’s notice defect
• acknowledging plan administrator remains subject to Section 502(a)(1)(B) suit when third party service provider “merely processes claims”
• finding plan sponsor effectively delegated discretionary authority to Benefit Committee following plan-outlined procedure, and so Committee’s decision subject to abuse-of-discretion review

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