Ronnie Layes v. Mead Corporation Cna Insurance Company Mead Retirement Plan Mead Benefit Programs

How courts have described this case

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• holding that plan administrator not required to seek independent medical opinion when medical evidence relied upon by claimant insufficient to support conclusion of disability
• holding that plan administrator not required to seek independent medical opinion when medical evidence relied upon by claimant insufficient to support -11- conclusion of disability
• noting that insurer “determined that [claimant] was not totally disabled under the terms of the plan”
• finding that an administrator with discretionary authority could be held liable
• involving § 1132(a)(1)(B) claim for denial of benefits against insurer having discretionary authority to administer and interpret long-term disability plan
• permitting suit under §§ 1132(a)(1)(B) against plan administrator but not employer

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).