Niebauer v. Crane & Co., Inc.

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• holding that it was “entirely appropriate” for the claims administrator to “rely on materials submitted by” the plaintiff’s employer when determining eligibility for benefits
• noting that for cases in which the plan grants discretionary powers to its administrator, applying the Firestone standard (as opposed to a contract-based standard) creates a distinction without a difference
• “Thus, the question before us is not which side is right, but whether the compensation committee's decision to deny Niebauer's claim for severance benefits was reasonable on the record before it.”
• affirming in part and vacating in part summary judgment

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