Ralph Block v. Pitney Bowes Inc.

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

• Citations & internal 5 We should note that in Block, as in most of these cases, it was the plan administrator and not the claimant who moved for summary judgment and who thus had the concomitant burden of proof. -14- quotes omitted.
• finding similar language sufficient to establish discretionary authority

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Cited by

115 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Kenneth E. Wildbur, Sr. v. Arco Chemical Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-12-07· cited 300×
• Benito T. PEREZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
  Sixth Circuit· 1998-07-01· cited 282×
• Leahy v. Raytheon Corporation
  First Circuit· 2002-12-17· cited 234×
• Jane Donaho v. Fmc Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, as Plan Administrator of the Fmc Long-Term Disability Plan
  Eighth Circuit· 1996-01-31· cited 220×
• Michael F. Terry v. Bayer Corporation and Bayer Corporation Disability Plan
  First Circuit· 1998-05-27· cited 213×
• Communications Workers of America Lyle Wingate v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company American Telephone and Telegraph Pension Plan
  D.C. Circuit· 1994-11-22· cited 159×
• Holland v. International Paper Co. Retirement Plan
  Fifth Circuit· 2009-07-16· cited 150×
• Clifford Duhon v. Texaco, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-03-22· cited 131×
• John P. McKenzie v. General Telephone Company of California, Dba Gtel
  Ninth Circuit· 1994-12-05· cited 94×
• Schadler v. Anthem Life Insurance
  Fifth Circuit· 1998-08-12· cited 77×
• Checkosky v. Sec
  D.C. Circuit· 1994-05-20· cited 74×
• Thomas Judge v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
  Sixth Circuit· 2013-03-25· cited 73×
• Awakuni v. Awana
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2007-08-24· cited 71×
• Michelle Sandy v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company
  Ninth Circuit· 2000-08-22· cited 60×
• Heller, Andrea v. Fortis Benefit Ins
  D.C. Circuit· 1998-05-01· cited 53×
• Wagener v. SBC Pension Benefit Plan-Non Bargained Program
  D.C. Circuit· 2005-05-17· cited 53×
• Taft v. Equitable Life Assurance Society
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-11-30· cited 47×
• Caylos Johnson v. Eaton Corporation
  Sixth Circuit· 1992-09-21· cited 46×
• Benito T. Perez, Jr. v. Aetna Life Insurance Company
  Sixth Circuit· 1996-09-23· cited 43×
• Pettaway v. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Ass'n of America
  D.C. Circuit· 2011-07-15· cited 40×

Cites

25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch
  Supreme Court· 1989-02-21· cited 6,595×
• Helvering v. Gowran
  Supreme Court· 1937-12-06· cited 748×
• Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Central Transport, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1985-08-28· cited 573×
• McLINN v. FJORD
  Ninth Circuit· 1984-08-07· cited 391×
• Sledge v. J. P. Stevens & Co.
  Supreme Court· 1979-04-02· cited 373×
• De Nobel v. Vitro Corp.
  Fourth Circuit· 1989-10-17· cited 257×
• United States v. City of Philadelphia
  Third Circuit· 1980-12-29· cited 143×
• Leilani Exbom v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund
  Seventh Circuit· 1990-04-27· cited 123×
• Gaynell Boyd v. Trustees of the United Mine Workers Health & Retirement Funds
  Fourth Circuit· 1989-04-21· cited 108×
• Danti v. Lewis
  D.C. Circuit· 1962-11-20· cited 94×
• Robert J. Batchelor v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 861 Pension and Retirement Fund
  Fifth Circuit· 1989-07-20· cited 88×
• Maurine M. Holt v. William W. Winpisinger
  D.C. Circuit· 1987-02-13· cited 71×
• Donald A. Lowry v. Bankers Life and Casualty Retirement Plan
  Fifth Circuit· 1989-04-28· cited 69×
• Alvin Jones, Dolores Jones, James (Haim) Bicher, James (Haim) Bicher M.D., Inc. v. Laborers Health & Welfare Trust Fund
  Ninth Circuit· 1990-06-29· cited 67×
• Melford W. Gunderson v. W.R. Grace & Co. Long Term Disability Income Plan
  Eighth Circuit· 1989-05-03· cited 52×
• William David Hensley v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  D.C. Circuit· 1981-03-17· cited 42×
• Lakey v. Remington Arms Co.
  Eighth Circuit· 1989-05-10· cited 40×
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Hensley
  Supreme Court· 1982-03-29· cited 35×
• Morrill Jestings v. New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
  First Circuit· 1985-03-21· cited 33×
• Thomas Leslie Holcomb v. A.I. Murphy, Warden, and Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma
  Tenth Circuit· 1983-03-09· cited 27×